Soundbite: EAT has found it was a fundamental breach of contract to withhold company sick pay and pay SSP only when employee was off sick prior to a disciplinary hearing
In this case, the employee, Mr Singh, was invited to a disciplinary hearing and, the next day, was signed off sick by his doctor. While absent, he was examined by occupational health who did not advise that his sickness wasn’t genuine. His employer, Metroline, believed… Read More »Soundbite: EAT has found it was a fundamental breach of contract to withhold company sick pay and pay SSP only when employee was off sick prior to a disciplinary hearing