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Sick Cert for Contractor

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  • 19-06-2013 3:14pm
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    Courtesy Flush
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,859 ✭✭✭


    I am working in a company as a contractor for the past ten months. This is my first contracting job. I was on sick leave last week and the boss in the company has asked for a doctors cert for the days I was off.
    Obviously, as a contractor I do not get paid for any days I dont work including sick, holidays etc.
    I have no problem giving them the cert, I was just wondering is this normal practice for a non employee to produce a cert ?


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    DublinWriter
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    It's very odd if you are working under your own Ltd. company and billing the client directly or going through an agency.


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    Courtesy Flush
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    DublinWriter wrote: »
    It's very odd if you are working under your own Ltd. company and billing the client directly or going through an agency.

    Yeah thats exactly what I am doing, as my own limited company going through an agency
    Its odd alright but i'll just give him the cert to keep him happy I guess ..


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    Eoin
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    Possibly just a not a very subtle way of discouraging duvet days; even if they're not paying sick leave or annual leave.


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    bbam
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    Eoin wrote: »
    Possibly just a not a very subtle way of discouraging duvet days; even if they're not paying sick leave or annual leave.
    thats it !


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    Courtesy Flush
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    Eoin wrote: »
    Possibly just a not a very subtle way of discouraging duvet days; even if they're not paying sick leave or annual leave.

    If theres one thing I have discovered since starting contracting is that contractors rarely take duvet days, cause they aint gettin paid !


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    Jim2007
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    Courtesy Flush wrote: »
    Yeah thats exactly what I am doing, as my own limited company going through an agency
    Its odd alright but i'll just give him the cert to keep him happy I guess ..

    Since you are not an employee and you do not have a direct contract with him, tell him to discuss it with the agency. It would not be the first time a client tried a little insurance fraud....


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