VNA
hi Potter,
That is something VNA put in after people calling in sick when they go home just before christmas or new years and rather than coming back from vacation, would call in sick from their home town.
I had an accident last month and I had no choice but to call in sick (yes I do work for VNA) in total I called in sick for 11 days, as per VNA contract you cannot call sick for more than 5 days, so I had 5 sick days and 6 vacation days, but I still have my job. So as long as you are genuinely sick and not just calling in for the hack of it, they will work with you.
Hope this helps.