yep sounds about right, and with office work they dont let ANYBODY work in there unless there really high in the company. i know at mine only the managers are allowed in there. the only thing we go to the office for is to get change for the register if im doing it.... thats it. seriously i dont see what the fuss is about. and besides do what you want to do at the end of the day
this is some war going on here people!!! Calm down people before this thread gets closed. Or in fact should be closed...... Damn I don't have the power to close it lol... :bang:
Hassling him for calling in sick with a valid reason. Wow.. still comparing surfing the net with working in a register. No we are not above that sort of thing, its just how it works. For example, Im an accountant, I answer phones when I need to but dont sweep floors because we have a cleaner for that. I dont mind stepping out of my job description if its within reason. As said before, I worked in a grocery for a couple of years and Im sure other people who have worked in a grocery before will be able to tell you there is nothing you can do in that situation given the cirumstances. So you do agree his boss is being a prick about it so why cant he be 'smart' and tactful with his reasoning?
I broke my wrist at work, when working for a very large department/variety store, you would think they would have had me working as a door greeter etc... nope, if I couldnt do 'my' job, I wasnt to come in! I too had the hassling boss ringing asking when I would be back.... I had a cast, its illegal to drive, & yes I could do 'some' of my job but not all.... So I understand. I also agree with as said above.... if you have a medical cert to 'x' day then they can not expect you to come back until then.
Look at it from an employer's point of view. Guy tripped and fell at work straining ligaments in his knee. He's now been on workcover for 14 months. Footy players come back from full reconstructions in half that time. Like he's not taking advantage of it. Not saying you are, but who knows? If I broke something I'd still be in at work the next day. Hell I'd rock up on crutches even. And if your boss is that much of a prick, get another job.
I drove home from work after falling head first down 10 concrete steps into a concrete wall, by all rights they shouldnt have allowed this as a concusion was possible. But I drove home, I even came to work for a day before going to physio to find out I had broken my wrist, I just figured that pain was from a sprain. I was quite happy to come to work, IF I had something to do! My point was, they had nothing for me to do, yet they were hassling for me to come back.....
The OHS officer should have plans in place for the return to work or adaption of duties for injured workers. I had the situation where one of the staff crushed her foot pretty badly when a full keg rolled over it so we figured out she could sit on a bar stool and act as the cashier in the gaming room for her usual shifts until she could put some weight on the foot and eventually able to go back to full dutie.s And in the dark old days when I was working as a wood machinist and sliced the top of my middle finger on my left hand I was put into the office to work for a few weeks until I was able to start to do some of my 'usual' duties again.
In a real workforce these scenarios would occur. However, it is either lack of people able to be multi skilled now or just plain stupidity that they do notget employees to work in different areas.
It would cost too much to multi skill the workers in a supermarket. Imagine the training necessary to be able to pack shelves & sweep floors, by the time they have the qualifications they will be adults & have to pay them too much.
In my last job, i sacked 3 people for taking sick days that they were not entitled to take. All 3 were spotted at a cafe happily enjoying a coffee. The new policy in that place before i resigned was that EVERY sick day required a medical cert. In 2 months, not one sick day. Sick days are a privilege to you the worker, I'd suggest you use them wisely or risk have them taken away for good.
It is the employers resposibility to find light duties suitable for the employee BUT imagine being in the employer shoes, you have a certain amount of staff positions, if an employee is off you dont have someone to replace them or you have to work the other employees harder it creates unneeded problems and difficulties. Minux im with you all the way on this one, I fired 6 employees for fake "sick days" one of which was due to having a hangover. If your not sick dont take a sick day! simple. Ive taken 3 days off sick in 4 yrs of employment, BUT ive taken 1 month off workers comp. for two torn ligaments in my lower back. I was a kitchen hand at the time and there isnt much light duties in a kitchen but my employer found some (doing prep :bang: ). If your employer is hassling you tell him you can return to work doing light duties, if he says that isnt possible then tell him you will have to wait for healing before returning to work, log the time of the call and the date to cover yourself.
On the contracts that im currently using (given to me by my companies HR) all full time employees must give a medical cert. for sick days, casuals must give at least 2 hours notice before a shift and have a valid reason. If a full time employee is off work for more days than they have accrued sick days they must use their accrued holiday days and if none available no pay will be given. This excludes workcover ov course :thumbsup:
I agree with the sick days, I can count the number of sick days I've has throughout my nearly 20 years in the workforce on one hand I get extra RDO's, etc off as a bonus at my current work as I'm the only one who hasn't used a sick day in all the time I've been there... And vt1538, you'd be amazed how much putting an employee through a degree in sweepology or stackology would cost a supermarket...
