DogmaDeleted
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overtime is above and beyond your contracted hours therefore they cannot sack you for not doing it.
Phone in sick
Get well soon |
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Chef Gadget ©
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Sounds like a Nazi company to me, i'd find another job |
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Elliott J
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The law is on your side. Employers can not force or even expect you to do overtime against your will, even if it is to make up hrs. missed.
Overtime is strictly VOLUNTARY! Period.
If your employer takes action against you for not working overtime - take them to the State dept. of Labor, DA's office, or even the media if you need to. |
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Super Ted
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no way, over time is an extra thing! time worked above your normal hours. but then again when you signed your contract of employment there may have been conditions of work! eg overtime, travel allowances, overtime rates ect. most work places usally require you to do a "reasonable" amount of overtime (what is reasonable for you?)
you should be entitled to 38 hours of sick pay per year, and if that runs out you may have parental leave orand carers leave up your sleve!
Really i would just tell them where to go. i wouldnt go into work to do overtime if i was sick! NOOOOOO way |
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fiddler
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Work till you drop.Stop complaining. |
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xris
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You should not get into trouble for not doing overtime.However if your contract stipulates that you may have to do some over time, then you are be required to do so at some point in the interest of the biz. However this not obligatory.It will however reflect on your work altitude. No employer CAN sack you for not doing overtime. And refusing to do over time Can not be classed as absences. speak to your employers, if you are really sick tell them so. |
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funnycunny
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counteract their stupid & in the uk unlawfull policy with another one.
overtime, is above your legal contract hours, and you can refuse to work it any way, you dont need to be sick.
also if you have a stomach bug & your job is handeling food its illegal for them to let you work under the food regulations act. (I dont know if you do)
if your in the uk this site may help
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Employment/Employees/index.htm |
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Erika B
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I'd grin and bear it if possible. |
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Freakin
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All i'll say is in my company if you agree to overtime and you are off sick,then that is classed as an absence. |
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Ivan R
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Hello,
(ANS) Some companies frankly make stupid inflexible rules, look human beings cannot plan or know when they are going to be sick. Its totally ridiculous to to say that you cannot be sick more than x3 times in a year, thats not how reality works in my opinion. Such stupid dumb rules are made by bosses & manager who are only thinking of their bottom line profits NOT the well being of their staff.
**My guess is that taking sick leave because you need it, when its over time will annoy them but their is little they can do about it. You haven't strictly broken your contact or terms of employment.
**YES! it may well go down like a lead balloon & you might get a telling off or verbal dressing down but nothing more. A warning at worst.
**YES! your right if you are genuinely sick then you do have to look after your health first in my opinion. If you don't look after yourself you will only end up taking even more time off for sickness later on. Get well first is my advise here.
Kind Regards Ivan |
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VIOLATION KING
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Not in LAW... Thats why it is called "OVER TIME" 'ie' over your normal hours. I used to work for a Co (20 years ago ) that wanted you to do ( No sorry demanded / expected ) OVER TIME with 2 min notice. And if you didn't they made it hell for you. I got saked in the end ( I had only worked there 3 weeks )
I took them to court over it............ And won £1,800 + all my costs.... I was not going to let them get away with it.
I will not say there name but they are a very BIG ' D I Y ' firm in the UK.
In there defence to the court they said "it was to prove that an emplyee was loyal" !!!!
The court said "what a load of tosh" |
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tai
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If you are genuinely not well...they cant expect you to come in. If your sick, your sick. |
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Astaroth
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Depends what sort of contract of employment you have with them |
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