Employer has requested a meeting whilst I'm off sick

Hi 

I've been off work on sick leave from the day of my surgery for breast cancer on 13th April. My recovery from it had been slow and now my oncologist has signed me off til mid July.

I have kept my line manager updated both prior and since being off and when I advised that I will be off a further 2 months at least they have now asked for a 'case conference meeting' with HR present. 

In the letter it has about 10 bullet points of things to be addressed in the meeting. This includes a questiin about when i might be ready to return, reasonable adjustments, and possible outcomes.

Work has been good with no pressure til now but this kind of formal meeting has made me a little nervous. I know I'm covered by the Equality act 2010 but I'm not sure in terms of what questions they can/can't ask and whether I can refuse to answer any (ie I can't predict when I'm going to be well enough to return to work as I have to have radiotherapy too and my oncologist has said that as I'm already experiencing fatigue I am likely to have this exacerbated). I've also got  to have physio to improve my arm and shoulder movements prior to the radiotherapy.

I am interested to know if anyone can answer any or all of these questions. Thanks in advance.

  • Hi W

    I lost my brother, Easter Bank Holiday Monday 2019,unexpected loss, a great shock, he was only 60,i was off work a week should of been two, as the doctor signed me off, but I thought I'd try and cope with work, a big mistake, while I was off sick my manager done a Audit even though I'd had one March, anyway I broke down, and went home, this has turned too a disaplinary on there Audit they did while I was off sick, with coping with the loss of my brother and how work has been too me, I'm devastated, today I saw my manager for a welfare meeting, it was terrible this manager has no feeling, I'm back too square one

    Moonshine10