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I took a day off "sick" once for a job interview but that's it! Got the job too
I got pulled into a disciplinary once because of this, I just denied it - half my department left within a week of each other because the management was so awful lol
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Do you get paid for been off sick? If so don't do it!
No I haven't. I'm off when I'm ill. In work when fine.
Public sector? Damn right you shouldn't be allowed time off - we pay your taxes!
I work in the public sector too. Alough I don't take the water!
PS I pay my own taxes!
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One that works for the state which is funded by taxes to begin with, the net portion of your wage, minus a small amount for your own contribution is effectively funded by private employed taxpayers.
Whether you have been off sick or not is irrelevant. You are employed and paid by the Taxpayer.
The taxes that are paid by ALL public sector workers combined would not cover the combined wage bill, thus yours and everyones wages in the public sector are subsidised by the taxes paid by the private sector.
You are not self funded or self employed.
Simplistically, you are funded by the private sector and not yourself.
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The last time I was off work sick (or for anything other than legit holidays) was 1988.
On that occasion I woke up at about 02:00 with severe abdominal pains and thought my appendix must've burst. I drove my wagon (artic Unit) to A&E and abandoned it out the front of the hospital. Turns out it was Kidney stones.. Spent a lovely 3 days in hospital though.
Problem is... If the wheels aint turning then I aint earning <---- that's how it was back then.
On that occasion I woke up at about 02:00 with severe abdominal pains and thought my appendix must've burst. I drove my wagon (artic Unit) to A&E and abandoned it out the front of the hospital. Turns out it was Kidney stones.. Spent a lovely 3 days in hospital though.
Problem is... If the wheels aint turning then I aint earning <---- that's how it was back then.
But at least we haven't paid him to be off sick, our money is being put to moderately fair, potentially good, but perhaps under-par use!
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If I have a hangover, I'll just go into work. After all, it was my prerogative. It becomes a dilemma when I'm waiting for a parcel though. Luckily my new work is very flexible and as I only work 4 days a week, they'll let me shuffle the courier day with my off-day.
But at least we haven't paid him to be off sick, our money is being put to moderately fair, potentially good, but perhaps under-par use!
Absolutely. I'm not saying he isn't worth his wage or that his contribution to society is any less than anyone else's.
All I'm saying is that he is not self-employed even by technicality.
Good on him for remained productive for all those years, if only I was as diligent.
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That has to be fairly obvious surely unless public sector workers are paying back in taxes more than they earn in total to go to work? However it is a slightly odd situation to find yourself paying taxes which in a small way contribute to your wages, a recurring loop of sorts.
And in reference to the topic - I've never taken a day off work sick when I wasn't actually ill, I've been very tempted sometimes but always just persuaded myself not to figuring that some time I may actually need this leave.
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Once, many moons ago. Myself and two mates wanted to play Halo so we all chucked a sickie. I totally forgot till one of them bought it up in the pub the other day.
Hardly ever off sick TBO. Think I had about 5 sick days last year in total. Primarily my stomach and pains I get on occasion. Not really major or anything but they knew when I called in sick, I was actually sick.
Although in hindsight there was one day where they refused to give me time off to see my (at the time) very very ill dad. On that occasion however I said I will deal with it (and them - HR) when I was back in the office. Surprisingly I came back in and they did not say a word. They did not even classify me as AWOL.
Sometimes I used to try and get on the computer to try and do some other work from home. Do not like being helpless or being unable to jack.
Although in hindsight there was one day where they refused to give me time off to see my (at the time) very very ill dad. On that occasion however I said I will deal with it (and them - HR) when I was back in the office. Surprisingly I came back in and they did not say a word. They did not even classify me as AWOL.
Sometimes I used to try and get on the computer to try and do some other work from home. Do not like being helpless or being unable to jack.
Which was my point.
I have never understood why public sector workers are not just paid their net amount tax free. Save on the administration of PAYE etc.
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I'd hazard a guess that the whinging from people who aren't getting paid tax free and didn't understand the trade-off would be deafening hence it's not worth the effort saved - it's bad enough listening to the complaining as it is. Equally it could be that since the infrastructure for PAYE is already there that it doesn't require much extra administration compared to altering the position.
However I'd agree, from a not very in-depth consideration it makes more sense to simply pay net amounts tax free.