A bit of a random one, but I'm curious as to how others would view this and what they would feel was suitable!?
long story short, I've been off work a fair while, a few health issues and a lot of depression and extreme low's along the way, currently on a lot of pain relief and anti depressants, along with further physio etc.
7 weeks back, my GP said I should return to work, cleared me as fit to return and said it would do me good to get back into a busy environment and establish a regular routine again.
i contacted my line manager, who arranged a meeting with myself and our head of personel.
the following week the meeting took place, HR made it clear that for their insurance purposes they would need me to see the occupational health specialist before returning and asked if I could speak to my GP to provide another cert for the week previous and the one we were in, saying that the Ocupational health meeting would probably be later in the week.
my GP obliged, being aware that if I wasn't certified I wouldn't get paid.
anyhow, the occupational health meeting didn't take place for almost 3 weeks, which is now just over 2 weeks ago.
the assessment is still yet to land with my company to say I'm fit to return.
bearing in mind, these last weeks I have not been certified
payday is due tomorrow, so this morning I contacted my head of personel and asked what was going on.
he has informed me that unless I provide a certificate for the past few weeks then the company class me as AWOL and I won't receive any pay.
but my GP classes me as fit to return and wanted me to return many weeks back now, in my opinion I'm only holding off due to my company personal and occupational health to give me the clear, so surely this isn't up to me to provide certification for my absence!?
Does anyone work in the HR departments or anyone have an opinion on this.
i feel stumped, but certainly can't survive a month with zero income, especially when I've been trying to return
long story short, I've been off work a fair while, a few health issues and a lot of depression and extreme low's along the way, currently on a lot of pain relief and anti depressants, along with further physio etc.
7 weeks back, my GP said I should return to work, cleared me as fit to return and said it would do me good to get back into a busy environment and establish a regular routine again.
i contacted my line manager, who arranged a meeting with myself and our head of personel.
the following week the meeting took place, HR made it clear that for their insurance purposes they would need me to see the occupational health specialist before returning and asked if I could speak to my GP to provide another cert for the week previous and the one we were in, saying that the Ocupational health meeting would probably be later in the week.
my GP obliged, being aware that if I wasn't certified I wouldn't get paid.
anyhow, the occupational health meeting didn't take place for almost 3 weeks, which is now just over 2 weeks ago.
the assessment is still yet to land with my company to say I'm fit to return.
bearing in mind, these last weeks I have not been certified
payday is due tomorrow, so this morning I contacted my head of personel and asked what was going on.
he has informed me that unless I provide a certificate for the past few weeks then the company class me as AWOL and I won't receive any pay.
but my GP classes me as fit to return and wanted me to return many weeks back now, in my opinion I'm only holding off due to my company personal and occupational health to give me the clear, so surely this isn't up to me to provide certification for my absence!?
Does anyone work in the HR departments or anyone have an opinion on this.
i feel stumped, but certainly can't survive a month with zero income, especially when I've been trying to return