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Sickness
Dear All,
As i am currently unhappy with what i am doing as a career, im plannng to take long term sickness to study and swicth career.
Questiion i have been working for the same company for 6.5 years during the long term sickness period i find a job does the 3 month notice period to my current employer still apply?
Thanks, have a great day.
AP
If you do manage to go off on the sick and get another job, then notice is the last thing you'll need to worry about - the first lot now have grounds to sack you, and that gives the second lot similar grounds for dissmissal.
Besides, who would want to employ someone with mental problems caused by working?
So your options are basically to either resign and look for another job, or "pull yourself together" (yes, I know...) and look for another job from where you are.
Are you sure it's 3 months notice if you resign? I thought is was more like 6 weeks.
Not worth the risk in my view. If you were made redundant you would be entitled to chomage and free training. You could volunteer to be made redundant? Just a thought - A legal way to do what you want without opening yourself to fraud charges (though whether it is a morally correct route is up to your conscience)
AJ,
Although some of the comments you may deem not constructive and unhelpful, you should think about the message they are bringing.
Instead of planning the long term sick, why not consider a leave of absence? A colleague of mine recently took this up because she wanted to move back to her home country and raise her daughter - 3 years. I'm not sure what the salary is i.e. how long she gets etc. but she can resign at any time while observing the notice period set out in her contract. On the upside, she still has a job should she decide to return.
Perhaps something to consider.
Research 'Career Breaks' or or 'tijdskrediet', a completely ludicrous scheme IMO but you may benefit from it.
Hi,
Have you thought of asking for unpaid leave/career break/sabbatical?
It will allow you to look for another job.
Just my two cents
Hi, fellow "burned-out" person ;-)
I didn't plan on it, but I ended up on sick leave. I've been off for a year, at 60% of my pay, and my "disability" was recently transformed into an "invalidity" (it happens automatically if the "mutualité" doctor, in my case Partena -great service, sort of un-Belgian ;-)- deems it appropriate). My income didn't change because we are a large family, but to someone single or with one child, there is a considerable decrease in pay. I'm not legally allowed to work or study while on this status, but my Partena doctor is extremely supportive and discussed with me the possibility of retraining at a later date, while collecting unemployment. If you study for a certification of which there is a shortage, you can do so for two years without actively looking for a job. After that, everything goes back to normal and you must demonstrate your job searching efforts.
The only thing you need to take into account is that I did not have a permanent contract, and after six months on disability, my contract expired and I was simply not renewed (Hip, hip, hooray, as I worked in an evil nut house ;-)
My best suggestion is to contact Solidarités Nouvelles, a non-profit, and get their free advice on the matter. Do a google search because I know they changed their name recently, but it's a great resource. Good luck with endeavors & follow your instinct, it will never lead you astray ;-)
Another option for those frustrated at work is to go to basics and to check your values and talents with a career coach at OrientaEuro.eu and take an appropriate decision on where to go next and live out your passions!
info@orientaeuro.eu
02/808.72.71
good luck!
