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Devils'Advocate · 03-24-2013, 06:35 AM

Since this thread is slowing down (or never really got started) I have a questions.

There was word on the budget of going after sick leave for federal employees:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa...-benefits.html

Currently I get 15 days per year, but that includes time off to see doctors and dentists. I'm rarely ever sick (knock on wood), so I use more days with doctors and dental appointments than actual sick days. So typically I'll use 4 days sick time over the course of a year. The 11 left over go into my bank for the next year. I currently have 170 days of sick leave. It does irritate the hell out of me seeing the 1% of the federal workforce that abuse the system and call in for "mental health days" regularly and blow their sick bank. And also there is the other small percentage that are sitting on a bank similar to mine with 6 months to go before retirement that go to a buddy who is a psychiatrist that gives them a note saying they should go on stress leave. But I think there are better ways of doing this than overhauling the system and taking away the benefits from those that DON'T abuse the system. I see my 170 days as insurance against catastrophic health problems, such as if I was diagnosed with cancer... that gives me 34 weeks off work at full pay should something horrendous happen.

So my question is - what do you actually think is fair for an employer when it comes to sick leave? Often I read in threads that "If you are sick STAY HOME". I know many private sector companies down the in the U.S. where if you call in sick, you just don't get paid for that day, so you do end up with people sick as heck showing up to the office. There has to be a better way.

03-24-2013, 06:35 AM	#35
Devils'Advocate #1 Goaltender Join Date: Jul 2005 Exp:	Since this thread is slowing down (or never really got started) I have a questions. There was word on the budget of going after sick leave for federal employees: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa...-benefits.html Currently I get 15 days per year, but that includes time off to see doctors and dentists. I'm rarely ever sick (knock on wood), so I use more days with doctors and dental appointments than actual sick days. So typically I'll use 4 days sick time over the course of a year. The 11 left over go into my bank for the next year. I currently have 170 days of sick leave. It does irritate the hell out of me seeing the 1% of the federal workforce that abuse the system and call in for "mental health days" regularly and blow their sick bank. And also there is the other small percentage that are sitting on a bank similar to mine with 6 months to go before retirement that go to a buddy who is a psychiatrist that gives them a note saying they should go on stress leave. But I think there are better ways of doing this than overhauling the system and taking away the benefits from those that DON'T abuse the system. I see my 170 days as insurance against catastrophic health problems, such as if I was diagnosed with cancer... that gives me 34 weeks off work at full pay should something horrendous happen. So my question is - what do you actually think is fair for an employer when it comes to sick leave? Often I read in threads that "If you are sick STAY HOME". I know many private sector companies down the in the U.S. where if you call in sick, you just don't get paid for that day, so you do end up with people sick as heck showing up to the office. There has to be a better way.