This appears to demonstrate the view some employees have about being "off sick" quite succinctly! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-16243377 Interesting the phrase "fully healed" and the significance of any visibility of a condition!!! Jane ******************************** Please remove this footer before replying. OCC-HEALTH ARCHIVES: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/occ-health.html CONFERENCES AND STUDY DAYS: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/filearea.cgi?LMGT1=OCC-HEALTH