Forced back to work with a slipped disc

[MrSmith]

and lets be fair you earn more being self employedand lets not forget the tax return joys, i know because i usually am a subby

 

A self employed person doing the same job as an employed person should get a higher hourly pay rate than the employed person. Because the self employed worker doesn’t get holiday pay, bank holiday pay and will have work to do when they get home. There are many benefits that the employed get that the self employed don’t get and that is the reason for the higher hourly rate.

[MrSmith]

Forgive me for saying this, but aren't you lucky that the injury didn't result in a lifelong issue that won't go away with rest and which causes constant pain?

 

Working through the pain is not advisable in some instances, particularly if you're working in circumstances which can prove dangerous, like when working with machinery or vehicles where the pain can cause mistakes that can harm yourself or others.

 

It did, but because I became aware of what made it worse I could avoid that activity; I still do something’s that I enjoy in the knowledge I will suffer by the end of the day.

Obviously for someone with a prolapsed disc the employer would probably put the employee on light duties and not make them do something that would endanger others.

[medusa]

It did, but because I became aware of what made it worse I could avoid that activity; I still do something’s that I enjoy in the knowledge I will suffer by the end of the day.

Obviously for someone with a prolapsed disc the employer would probably put the employee on light duties and not make them do something that would endanger others.

 

I think that you're crediting employers with a bit more compassion, common sense and all round caring for their work force than many people experience as employees, sadly.

[DerbyTup]

A self employed person doing the same job as an employed person should get a higher hourly pay rate than the employed person. Because the self employed worker doesn’t get holiday pay, bank holiday pay and will have work to do when they get home. There are many benefits that the employed get that the self employed don’t get and that is the reason for the higher hourly rate.

 

This is true.

 

I became self-employed a while ago after years of working in employment. When it came to working out my hourly rate for doing similar work to that which I'd been employed to do I was shocked at what I would have to charge. Because as an employee you get a lot of stuff paid for you that costs your employer a lot of money.

 

If you take your basic salary that you are being paid by your employer - it is actually costing your employer almost double that amount to have you on the books.

 

When I started quoting people my daily rate I thought there would be a large intake of breath and a 'too much' reaction. But there isn't. Because it is recognised, at least in the industry I work in, that my daily rate has to cover a lot of things, not just salary, but pension contributions, health insurance, professional indemnity insurance, n i contributions etc.

[Hairyloon]

its just a crap world we live in , im gonna have to crawl into work in the morning but ive told me boss im doing nowt.

If he gives you duties appropriate to do with your injury, then fair enough. If not, then at the least, raise a formal grievance, and at worst resign and take action for unfair dismissal.

 

As to fixing your back, I have tried chiropractice, and I have tried osteopathy, but what worked for me was a thing called "Bowen". Which is odd, because it sounds totally like a snake oil cure.

[Shogun]

Try being self employed and having a bad back like I am,I had a bad time with a trapped nerve in my back and I worked it made me worse and I had to go to work as no one helps you when you are self employed, seeing it from an employers side there is nothing worse than when you have jobs booked in for an employee and the same morning they ring in saying that they have a bad back or something, that can loose you loads of money and the good will of the customer, I lost a good contract through an unreliable staff once,I do understand how painful a bad back can be but I am just trying to give the other side of things

[ANGELFIRE1]

Once you have a prolapsed disc the pain is it is likely to keep coming and going, I have lived with mine for about 20 years and I know what will bring the pain on, if I can’t avoid the activity I wear a neoprene back support. I find tens gives the best pain relief but I don’t let it stop me doing what I enjoy and it has never stopped me working although I did have to change careers.

 

 

Aye, on the money, I have the same condition. At the onset I was laid on my back for 12 weeks with severe pain in my back and right leg. During this time of incapacity my athritis took hold and made the condition even worse. My right leg "withered" to about half its usual thickness, a very disturbing effect.

I have received "papers" from the Job centre to attend "work" focused interviews, even though I have to use a mobility scooter to get around. That should be great fun.

 

Angel.

[jamesey]

-anyway im back in in the morning my boss says just turn up and do whats best for you its a "get back to work scheme" thing they have going on , ill go and do nothing hows that for the bizz , if my backs hurting ill do whats best for it , afterall health is better than work they wont get any favors from me in the future.

[MrSmith]

-anyway im back in in the morning my boss says just turn up and do whats best for you its a "get back to work scheme" thing they have going on , ill go and do nothing hows that for the bizz , if my backs hurting ill do whats best for it , afterall health is better than work they wont get any favors from me in the future.

 

If you don't keep working and you give in to the pain you will end up like ANGELFIRE1 on your back for 12 weeks with severe pain and during this time of incapacity arthritis may take hold and the condition will get even worse, and don’t forget his leg "withered" to about half its usual thickness, a very disturbing effect. All becaue he stopped and gave in to the pain.

[ANGELFIRE1]

If you don't keep working and you give in to the pain you will end up like ANGELFIRE1 on your back for 12 weeks with severe pain and during this time of incapacity arthritis may take hold and the condition will get even worse, and don’t forget his leg "withered" to about half its usual thickness, a very disturbing effect. All becaue he stopped and gave in to the pain.

 

 

Not a case of stopped due to the pain altogether, unabe to walk was the end result. I had to crawl on all fours to get to the loo, sometimes you dont make it in time. Also I had a numb saddle, which means you cannot feel when you go to the loo, back or front. DON'T want that again. FACT. That's the end result of a prolapsed disc.

 

Angel.