In a recent blog i talked about feeling tired all the time since the end off chemo and how i wanted less hours at work well iasked my bossif could only work four days i am going to print his reply . if any of you have a boss like this then sorry for you I have had a lot of time off over the last twelve months since i went back to work .the useual sciving things foe c patients bout of bronchitis other chest infection ,got an ecoil infection , had to go for bloods and check ups generally feeling down with depression, you know the sort of things , well heres his reply one moor thing the amount of time i have had off work had not been mentioned till i asked to be put on less hours.
DEAR ALAN GERRARD
IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION ABOUT YOUR ATENDANCE RECORD
YOU ARE HAVING A LOT OF ABSENCE TIME FROM WORK ON A REGULER BASIS
IF YOU DON'T THINK YOUARE FIT AND WELL ENOUGH TOWORK FULL TIME :IE:39 HRS PER WEEK, WE WILL HAVE NO ALTERNATIVEBUT TO ELIEVE YOU FROM YOUR POSITION WITH THE COMPANYON THE GROUNDS OF ILL HEALTH.
THIS IS A FULL TIME POSITION AND UNFORTUNATELY WE CANNOTREDUCE THE HRS AND HAVE NO OTHER PART TIME POSITION TO OFFER YOU. WE WILL NOT MAKE YOU REDUNDANTAS YOUR POSITION IS NOT REDUNDANTAND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED
IF YOU ARE FIT AND ENOUGH TO WORK FULL TIME SIGN BELLOW
IF YOU DO NOT THINK YOU ARE FIT ENOUGH TO WORK FULL TIMESIGN THIS
I ALAN GERRARD AGREE THAT I AM NOT FIT AND WELL ENOUGH TO WORK FULL TIMEAND WILL GIVE ONE WEEKS NOTICE AND WILL TERMINATEMY EMPLOY MENT WITH THIS COMPANY
THATS THE LETTER.
At the moment i am capable of working 39 hrs , missed a bit it also says
THAT AFTER IHAVE SAID I AM FIT IF I HAVE ANY TIME ON SICK AFTERTHIS DATE ON A REGULAR BASIS HE WILL SACK ME ON HEALTH GROUNDS
He also told me he would not pay any sick pay and would only pay me one weeks notice even though i have worked for him for 18 years some boss eh!would have posted letter but don't know how and its got comp address and email on so can't can i . Good job all bosses arnt like this eh!
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