Lack of contact during sick leave
How often is contact meant to be made between a line manager and an employee (AO) off on sick leave? Specifically in a UC setting.
I’m nearly at the time where my 4th sickline is nearly due (each has been 4 weeks) and apart from the arrangement of a “progress review” call after more than two months of no contact (and a call that never happened because of the line manager) there has been next to no contact.
There was no acknowledgment of sicklines up until the third one was sent where I expressed in the email about the distress caused because of the progress call that didn’t happen and I specifically requested the acknowledgment of my sickline being received.
This is not my first experience of having to be off on sick leave and it is definitely not the experience I have experienced before (previously in ESA). Just wondering if there are different protocols for UC or if this is negligent behaviour.
Thanks!