If it is a genuine sickness then your doctor would have no problem in providing you with a doctors certificate even after a day. This will then prove to your manager that it is genuine.
Yes, but there is a fee for this (anything less than 7 days stat), normally £30-£40 which the company should accept and state in its guidelines that it will recoup as it is changing its sickness policy, remember a genuinely ill crew member has not breached any contract.
Re me unhappy, no I just fight for what I believe in as do obviosuly many others (votes). I love working for virgin but it needs to come into the 21st century regarding its employee relations, the straw that broke the camels back was this set of poorly handled negotiations and the direspect towards crew displayed with it. Should I have to throw away years of seniority for that and become a junior at another airline becasue of it ?
Got to go now, NYE and need to ensure I get a good table in my favourite bar. Have a great one everyone.
