Hi,
I am quite worried about a situation which has occurred today and I am looking for some advice.
I have worked for the past 5 months as a delivery driver for a well known fast food restaurant. Last night I started having symptoms of food poisoning (vomiting/diarrhoea etc) which continued to today. Being on the edge of feeling the need to be sick, I phoned my manager in the early afternoon saying I would not be able to come in this evening, but I should be able to come tomorrow. I explained the reasons, and they said that it was fine and they would see me tomorrow - so I got a hot water bottle and got into bed.
I woke up around 5pm to find a text message from the manager from an hour before saying (despite the previous conversation) that if I didn't come in, I would be fired.
Aside from the fact that I'm too sick to physically come in or work, I checked the Food Standards Agency website, and it says that any of my symptoms should be reported to the manager and I should not be around food preparation.
I still have not received a contract of employment from the manager, despite asking several times and so I don't know what the rules are regarding sickness or dismissal, but it doesn't seem right to me.
Can anyone offer some advice here? Quite urgent.
Thanks