Originally Posted by Mick (Post 35445504)

Someone who has multple episodes of days off, say one day off one week and two days off another and then one more a week later, they will trigger targets which leads to the first stage of action, they will reach this much quicker than say someone who has a full 28 days off (or four weeks) because the 28 full days off are just one episode. Where as the multiple days off are treated as individual episodes and it's a simple form of multiplying the episodes which gives a high score.

The Bradford Factor is there to trap those who take the Mickey and have a poor attendance record. The problem is, the BF can also trap those who are genuinely ill. So it's good for businesses trying to discourage high staff sickness but not so kind on the employee who is genuinely ill.

Originally Posted by beeman (Post 35445629)

Then again sick leave seems silly to me (another self-employed person. and as a result not had a day of sick it 12 years)

Originally Posted by Peter_ (Post 35445641)

You would view it very differently if you were an employee and be glad of it.

I find it selfish that someone would come into work ill and potentially infect others just so as not to have day off sick and this happens with employees and the self employed as everyone is ill at some point.

Originally Posted by DaiNasty (Post 35445652)

There's an answer to all the world's ills in here somewhere. It's amazing how much healthier we self-employed are..

Originally Posted by martyh (Post 35445654)

we tend to suck it up though instead of bleating about a bit of a sniffle or headache

Originally Posted by Peter_ (Post 35445678)

Not a question of bleating rather infecting which is wrong.

Originally Posted by martyh (Post 35445696)

gosh how dramatic :rolleyes:

Originally Posted by Gary L (Post 35445744)

Are you including the common cold and runny nose, Peter?

Originally Posted by Peter_ (Post 35445768)

You know better than that.:rolleyes::D

Originally Posted by Gary L (Post 35445771)

Well as you said it included sniffles and headaches, then yes. I suppose you have to be :D

Originally Posted by Peter_ (Post 35445773)

Which post was that then or did you just read your own post instead.;)

Originally Posted by Peter_ (Post 35445699)

Not really as you are self employed so if ill would still turn up for work possibly causing cross infection of your colleagues simply because if you do not turn up for work you do not get paid, an employee can take time of sick when ill which is a major difference.

You have a different mindset because that is what you are used to but cross infection can be a very serious matter for another person as they may not be as hardy as the person coming into work with a transmittable illness.

Originally Posted by martyh (Post 35445779)

I always find that if i have a cold or similar common illness it is better to continue being active and work it off rather that languishing in a bed filling your face full of worthless remedies that don't really do anything ,usually get over them in a day doing that