Weird stigma in the country sometimes where to be off sick we have to lock ourselves away. Last time I was off sick I went food shopping and was worried someone would see me. Then, naaaa I got to eat.
This person listens to people of all ages talk about sexual abuse all day, interacts with the most disgusting people in society, probably has to grade images and watch horrible media to produce court evidence. Because she’s a Sgt it means she’s likely reviewing other people’s work at the same time. All whilst making extremely high stress decisions about removing kids from homes, arresting people etc.
Did they just want her business to fail too? Cancel on agreed events? Stop doing the washing up?
I’ve worked in this area and there were consistently people off sick due to stress and mental health caused by what they are exposed to at work. Very little prevention and support in place so people go pop then their work is dumped on other team members. Repeat.
With teams like that you’re there because you care and you want to protect children. I get people are anti police but people on these teams mean it and absorb a lot of trauma. She wanted a healthy happy outlet and the court backed her as they should
Going to expect auto hate on this though just because of the headline and initial emotions
Fully expecting the duality of the UK to emerge here. Mental health must be taken seriously … Until it comes to a police officer in a highly stressful and traumatic role.
A lot of people are projecting their own norms and understanding to the issues here. That’s fine but be aware of the flip side
Baby_Rhino on
I can’t quite put the words together to describe how completely insane this ruling seems.
It’s essentially saying that you should have the right to additional work/income if you are signed off for long-term sick leave.
So police officers who are signed off sick should get more income than those that are doing their job?
NowThatHappened on
Always glad to see my taxes going to worthy causes. Perfect.
Mountain_Bag_2095 on
Reading the comments I don’t have to much of an issue with the officer winning the case my issue is how is the amount justified is it lost earnings or is this punitive? If it’s further lost earning can we not just give them the job back?
JAC246 on
But it was about her disability, plus when would she return to being an officer, if she’s running a business she’s not going to have the time to recover and then just give it all up and go back to being a police officers if anything the constant reminder of the difference in jobs would hinder her from returning.
If she was that unwell they should of retired her off, had a good payoff then invest in her new business everyone would win
Locomotive67 on
She was off sick with stress from her job. Not any other job.
Example… If she had been a busy driver who broke her leg in an accident. Can’t drive . Off sick.
That doesn’t mean she can’t do another job not requiring driving until she’s fit to return to original role.
The police here gave her permission. Withdrew it. Gave her more stress. Did nothing to alleviate it by perhaps changing her role, even temporarily.
THATS why they are in the wrong.
Good for her. Employees, regardless of who they are, can’t get away with taking the piss.
Apart_Macaron_313 on
Until I got to what she did in the police I felt the judgement was ludicrous.
I still think the payment is excessive mind, but I can at least say whatever she was paid by the police it wasn’t enough.
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Good good.
Weird stigma in the country sometimes where to be off sick we have to lock ourselves away. Last time I was off sick I went food shopping and was worried someone would see me. Then, naaaa I got to eat.
This person listens to people of all ages talk about sexual abuse all day, interacts with the most disgusting people in society, probably has to grade images and watch horrible media to produce court evidence. Because she’s a Sgt it means she’s likely reviewing other people’s work at the same time. All whilst making extremely high stress decisions about removing kids from homes, arresting people etc.
Did they just want her business to fail too? Cancel on agreed events? Stop doing the washing up?
I’ve worked in this area and there were consistently people off sick due to stress and mental health caused by what they are exposed to at work. Very little prevention and support in place so people go pop then their work is dumped on other team members. Repeat.
With teams like that you’re there because you care and you want to protect children. I get people are anti police but people on these teams mean it and absorb a lot of trauma. She wanted a healthy happy outlet and the court backed her as they should
Going to expect auto hate on this though just because of the headline and initial emotions
Fully expecting the duality of the UK to emerge here. Mental health must be taken seriously … Until it comes to a police officer in a highly stressful and traumatic role.
A lot of people are projecting their own norms and understanding to the issues here. That’s fine but be aware of the flip side
I can’t quite put the words together to describe how completely insane this ruling seems.
It’s essentially saying that you should have the right to additional work/income if you are signed off for long-term sick leave.
So police officers who are signed off sick should get more income than those that are doing their job?
Always glad to see my taxes going to worthy causes. Perfect.
Reading the comments I don’t have to much of an issue with the officer winning the case my issue is how is the amount justified is it lost earnings or is this punitive? If it’s further lost earning can we not just give them the job back?
But it was about her disability, plus when would she return to being an officer, if she’s running a business she’s not going to have the time to recover and then just give it all up and go back to being a police officers if anything the constant reminder of the difference in jobs would hinder her from returning.
If she was that unwell they should of retired her off, had a good payoff then invest in her new business everyone would win
She was off sick with stress from her job. Not any other job.
Example… If she had been a busy driver who broke her leg in an accident. Can’t drive . Off sick.
That doesn’t mean she can’t do another job not requiring driving until she’s fit to return to original role.
The police here gave her permission. Withdrew it. Gave her more stress. Did nothing to alleviate it by perhaps changing her role, even temporarily.
THATS why they are in the wrong.
Good for her. Employees, regardless of who they are, can’t get away with taking the piss.
Until I got to what she did in the police I felt the judgement was ludicrous.
I still think the payment is excessive mind, but I can at least say whatever she was paid by the police it wasn’t enough.