employment law help needed
my missus has been told that she has been off sick too many times in the last year..
1. flu
2. twisted her knee at work, couldn't walk
3. asthma.
she is a nurse, and cares for the elderly in a local nhs hospital working nights.
flu is an occupational hazard as the hospital is at approx 26degC all year round, so bugs love the place..
they are planning to put her in front of an 'ill health' panel & have advised her to notify her union rep.
they appear to be under the belief that they can discipline her & this will go on her record.
now my missus has always tried to go to work in the worst weather conditions, when she has been truly ill, and will even go in to cover other staff off sick... she is 100% commited to the task, yet it makes her ill, and she has been refused a drop in hours on a regular basis by her manager...
so, is this something they can legally do to her? she is petrified that she could lose her job over it, and is in a right state..
opinions please