Hi all,
I'm after a little advice and opinions (confused)
I have worked for the same small company for almost 7 years starting with paid sick leave conditions that increased up to 5 years of working, the maximum then being allowed 6 months at full rate of pay and six months at half rate of pay. The company have been reviewing contracts etc and have now decided that this is too generous and want to reduce it, mentioning only 8 weeks at full pay and 8 weeks at half pay, as you can see this is a drastic reduction.
I'm not quite sure how to respond to this, I realise that my present allowance is very generous compared to some other companies that only offer SSP, but the condition was set when I began work 7 years ago and as I get older and possibly more prone to ill health it becomes more important to me. I have an excellent attendance record apart from a long period of illness last summer.
What is your advice - should I accept the change in condition, should I negotiate a compromise amount or should I stick to wanting to remain with the allowance I have.
I don't expect/hope to ever use the full allowance but as I get older if something serious crops up the last thing I want to think about is any loss of salary while I am ill. So I may never claim the full allowance and the company may never have to pay out the full allowance.
I'm at a quandary as to what to do? Comments would be appreciated (smile)
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