cleanandtidy
Mar 29, 2011, 10:19 AM
I have just been fired for being sick and want to know if it is legal without warning. She said it was for being sick, and then when I said I wasn't sure she could fire me for being sick she changed it to my record. Either way, can she fire me for being sick, or for my record, without any warnings, written or verbal? I got the part time job last July, working serving food and drink 12 to 5pm Saturday and Sunday's. Unfortunately I was sick with flu for three weeks not long after starting, and again with sickness and diarrhoea, just for one weekend a few months later. This year I was sick for one weekend in January, so I am aware my record is poor. Two weeks ago I turned up for work on the Saturday, but after three hours I suddenly felt sick and was. A customer in the toilet had heard me, and when I emerged remarked "you won't be able to work now, what with the food and everything". I felt too ill to work anyway, but she was right, I couldn't have continued serving food, so went home sick and was off the Sunday too. I had booked the following weekend off, so when I asked about my hours for next weekend I was told I was being fired for being sick. I explained it would have been bad for me to stay and work, but to no avail. Only when I said I wasn't sure it was legal for her to sack me for being sick, did she change it to, and my record.
Can anyone help me? I am very upset and would like to be able to say she can't sack me without warning me first, but I don't want to add making a fool of myself to my upset. Can I be sacked for being sick? Can I be sacked for my sickness record, without being warned? Please help.
Can anyone help me? I am very upset and would like to be able to say she can't sack me without warning me first, but I don't want to add making a fool of myself to my upset. Can I be sacked for being sick? Can I be sacked for my sickness record, without being warned? Please help.