Paying out sick leave

I'm not an expert but I don't think you get sick leave paid out.

what the others said

Thanks so much - yeah 100+ sick days to pay out would be nice. She has taken hardly any off in the 15yrs she has been there....

It depends on your employer. I definitely took more than the government allocated 5 days sick leave last year and the year before. I seemed to get every cold going around. I was even guilty of taking the odd "mental health day" but most of it was proper sickness. I was nowhere near using up the sick leave that my employers allocated to us. As I said - I ended up with still 35 days sick leave I could use and I'd only been there 2 and a half years. So, I can imagine with an employer like mine that it would be very easy to rack up 120 days of sick leave in 15 years even with taking sick days.

As a bit of an aside - I think having more than the five sick days a year is very sensible, it means that people stay away just that extra bit longer and less people get sick from sick people still coming to work because they have no more sick leave owing or want to save the sick leave for something more serious. My sisters work has unlimited sick days for their staff for the same reason. I haven't heard of anyone abusing the system - although there are people that go the other way and still come into work because they feel guilty for staying home. However, we are both professionals - I suppose it wouldn't work as well in places where people work for minimum wage and would rather not be there.

I can't fake sickies, I feel guilty all day!

She faked one today but that is because she has a job interview tomorrow she needs to prepare for. She doesn't do it for the hell of it.

Little_Red wrote: Me too! I could never fake a sicky, I can't stand it how people take the p*ss like that. Sick days are for when you are sick, you don't get the time off by right!

Heh, if a "mental health day" is going to make me more productive for the rest of the week and beyond then I'd say it's a good thing for the company. Please note this is not an every week thing, it's a once or twice a year thing.

I'd rather a workmate take a day off than come to work p*ssy and unproductive. An unproductive and grumpy person at work is a waste of space and would annoy me FAR more than someone taking a sick day - they are far better off lounging at home at coming back to work happy the next day.

We have 'unlimited' sick leave but in reality if you go over 10 days a year you have a little meeting with the big boss! I never really had sick days, probably because Ive contracted for a few years part time and if you dont work you dont get paid.

In terms of it getting paid out - unless its in the contract then no. But contracts that were written a while ago have some funny clauses. My dad had been at the same place 30+ years and when he left he got paid out mega bucks (atleast his annual salary) becuase of accumulated annual leave, and possibly sick leave.

Lil_Nic9 wrote: She faked one today but that is because she has a job interview tomorrow she needs to prepare for. She doesn't do it for the hell of it.

If i was her employer I would be pissed. if i was her workmate and had to do extra because she was away i would be pissed too.

i have basically unlimited -my job seems to do all it can tomake it easier for me to be sick - well, away if i really am sick. i would feel really bad taking advantage of it. espcially as when i had appendicitis, my boss turned up with a big bunch of flowers, some baking and a card from every one....and strict instructinos that they didn't want to see me for at least a week.

I guess it depends on the circumstances. My dad has used up some of his sick leave over the last few weeks...one day he actually had the doctor, but the rest was to try and sort out some stuff because his loyalty over the past 5 or so years was rewarded with a letter arriving in the mail saying he was being made redundant...they didn't even have enough respect for him (or the other staff) to tell them in person.

I get 5 days a year, plus a further 10 if required. I have used 2 of them, from memory...both times I was actually sick.