Careers: Know your rights: Half-pay poser.Byline: ...with Justin Madders, employment law specialist at the Paul Rooney  This article or section is an autobiography, or has been extensively edited by the subject, and may not conform to Wikipedia's NPOV policy.Please see the relevant discussion on the . Partnership Q: I HAVE been off sick for three months now,but suddenly last week and without any warning my wages went down to about half of what I normally get. Can my employers get away with this? Justin says: It depends. You need to have a look at your contract of employment to see what it says about sickness SICKNESS. By sickness is understood any affection of the body which deprives it temporarily of the power to fulfill its usual functions. 2. Sickness is either such as affects the body generally, or only some parts of it. pay. It may well be that your contract of employment states that you will go on to half pay if you are off sick for three months or more. You probably also need to check it to see how long you will continue to receive half pay,as you may only receive statutory sick pay after your entitlement An individual's right to receive a value or benefit provided by law. Commonly recognized entitlements are benefits, such as those provided by Social Security or Workers' Compensation. to half pay has been exhausted. |
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