Original post by springthing
Hi, I work part time in a retail store. A few weeks ago we had a stock take 10am-7pm, I was on my knees a lot and constantly squatting and running around (as usual at this place), the next day i did a 9-5 working on a delivery that also needed kneeling and squatting to stock items all day, the next day i woke up with bad knee pain in my one leg, it felt like everytime i bent my leg something was tearing. I think i tore a tendon, will see Drs soon since its been ongoing.
Im just worried that drs will give me a sick note and force me off work, I can still walk its just when i bend my knee perpendicular it kills. If the Dr says I need weeks off work, can I claim sick pay from my job because it was an injury from work? How can I prove that when it wasnt an accident, it was just a result of the strenuous labour. If I go a month off work I'll lose £1000+ which i cant afford because im saving up for uni. Im stressed, and I hate that im worried more abotu missing work than I am abotu potentially permanently damaging my knee. I don't know what to do.
Im just worried that drs will give me a sick note and force me off work, I can still walk its just when i bend my knee perpendicular it kills. If the Dr says I need weeks off work, can I claim sick pay from my job because it was an injury from work? How can I prove that when it wasnt an accident, it was just a result of the strenuous labour. If I go a month off work I'll lose £1000+ which i cant afford because im saving up for uni. Im stressed, and I hate that im worried more abotu missing work than I am abotu potentially permanently damaging my knee. I don't know what to do.
If the doctor puts it in their sick note/report/whatever that it is due to your work, then there is your proof. You may need to ask them to put that in there though.
Has your knee got any better?
Do you feel that you need to be off work, or is it something you can still work with?
It may be worth asking for a doctors note to say they just advise against certain jobs (e.g. the deliveries) which is what has caused the problem.
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Original post by Emma:-)
If the doctor puts it in their sick note/report/whatever that it is due to your work, then there is your proof. You may need to ask them to put that in there though.
Has your knee got any better?
Do you feel that you need to be off work, or is it something you can still work with?
It may be worth asking for a doctors note to say they just advise against certain jobs (e.g. the deliveries) which is what has caused the problem.
Has your knee got any better?
Do you feel that you need to be off work, or is it something you can still work with?
It may be worth asking for a doctors note to say they just advise against certain jobs (e.g. the deliveries) which is what has caused the problem.
I can walk okay but i dont know if that is healthy, I also work in a fast paced busy store so its a lot of walking and such.
The pain has been the same for the past few weeks, and I cannot bend it because its really bad at a certain point. But thank you ill definitely bring it up with the doctor. I just dont know if my company woudl legally be required to pay because I know they don't pay any amount of sick time off (even though we're constantly exposed to flu and covid...)
Kneeling is hazardous and should only be done for short periods and with adequate knee protection pads. I would also expect you to have been given manual handling training for the tasks. All this said, presuming you have not worked there for long, you have limited employment rights and are more likely to be sacked than given sick pay. I would see a doctor and join a trade union for advice and support
(edited 1 month ago)
Reply 4
Working in retail myself, one big issue is that these tasks are an everyday part of the job that will simply never go away, in some jobs you can come back on 'light duties' where you can avoid most manual stuff for a while but in smaller fast paced places it's sometimes just not an option.
IF you're off when you come back you should have a back to work assessment or talk of some sort where you're asked what happened, whether you've fully recovered and what adjustments if any you feel are required (more or less) and that's obv your best chance to make it clear you struggled with that particular task.
I've been in the exact same boat where loads of repeat lifting and carrying gave me a sore lower back, which has led to me shifting my weight funny for a few days then twisting funny which has then caused a greater nerve issue in one leg (sciatica) which was maybe the worst consistent pain I've ever been in, yep that was me off sick unpaid for 3-4 days and still in milder pain weeks later.
Not that I know what your leg issue is, but I only got relief after trying a number of specific stretching exercises and finding one that flexed my nerve in just the right way to relieve the tension and let it recover. If nothing else if you're going to be in this sort of work it might be worth consider a series of stretches or even yoga etc to keep yourself flexible, it really does help. Decent knee pads or something to kneel on can make a lot of difference too, I used to use a small doubled up rectangle of yoga mat foam just to keen my legs from locking.
IF you're off when you come back you should have a back to work assessment or talk of some sort where you're asked what happened, whether you've fully recovered and what adjustments if any you feel are required (more or less) and that's obv your best chance to make it clear you struggled with that particular task.
I've been in the exact same boat where loads of repeat lifting and carrying gave me a sore lower back, which has led to me shifting my weight funny for a few days then twisting funny which has then caused a greater nerve issue in one leg (sciatica) which was maybe the worst consistent pain I've ever been in, yep that was me off sick unpaid for 3-4 days and still in milder pain weeks later.
Not that I know what your leg issue is, but I only got relief after trying a number of specific stretching exercises and finding one that flexed my nerve in just the right way to relieve the tension and let it recover. If nothing else if you're going to be in this sort of work it might be worth consider a series of stretches or even yoga etc to keep yourself flexible, it really does help. Decent knee pads or something to kneel on can make a lot of difference too, I used to use a small doubled up rectangle of yoga mat foam just to keen my legs from locking.
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