Hi everyone, hope your weeks have started well. There's a little of Spring in the air around where I live, which is lovely to see.
Having left a job at the end of 2022, I have today signed my contract for a new role - a 9 month FTC that will help pay the bills without feeling like I need to go wildly above and beyond to prove myself.
I see from the contract of employment that I get 20 days' sick pay (on full pay) in my first year working there. I am expecting to be called for OHS (an ASD repair) which I hope to be during the time of this contract so the hole is fixed asap.
I'm a bit worried about being without an income during the rest of the recovery period and the resulting pressure to get back to work (though an office job, and I can WFH while building up for the 7 mile cycle commute...). Do any of you have experience about accessing financial support while recovering from surgery? I'm assuming I can get some sort of Statutory Sick Pay to take a little of the pressure off. I've no idea how this works!
Thanks in advance