General Chat

He needs to speak to his line manager about the threats as they may support this absence if they realise that is work related stress. Has his line manager done a stress risk assessment with him? When you say heavy - do you mean the threats or his manager? Has his work given him any written warnings ie letters/meetings about his absence ie how much they expect his absence to improve over the next 6 months etc. Is he a member of the Trade union? Has he spoken to his trade union rep about this? Do the prison service have an occupational health service and has he been referred to them? Have they got a support mechanism in place such as being able to ring someone independent to talk to about his problems?

Hi Lesley, he hasnt, hes too scared to say anything as they have been quite heavy, he is putting up with daily threats and it is destroying him and then he brings it home, I want him out of there Caz xxx

I'm sorry but you can be dismissed from certain jobs of you have been off sick. However, I presume the prison service have procedures they have to follow before they reach that stage. eg something like an oral warning and then a written warning. Has your husband spoken to his Human Resources department to get a better understanding how the procedures work and where he is in the process? xLesley

Thanks Joanne, I think the prison service are trying to scare him but he is listening to them not me Caz xxx

McAnne i tell him that but he feels he wouldnt be looked at by anyone, Carol he works for the prison service and is suffering constant threats , as he has been off twice before with stress cos of the pressure the CSA put on him and the pressure at work , they said they would look to sacking if he was signed off again Caz xxx

I thought that there was a ruling that you cannot be sacked for being ill, but I could be wrong. Has he asked at the job centre, if this is legal? They would be the best people to advise him.

Possibly - to a narrow minded and unsympathetic employer! If that's the case who would want to work for them anyway?? A good employer will know that stress is an illness that can affect anyone. I was signed off for 3 months - then I took redundancy - but with potential future employers I was open and honest about at it interview - didn't stop me getting my last 3 jobs :O))

Will do Claire, Its my OH worried out of my mind for him Caz xxxx

if someone is signed off on the sick from their job because of stress and is sacked because it has happened before do you think it makes them unemployable? Thanks for input Caz xxx