I received a letter last week informing me that I had hit a threshold for an absence review meeting after having 8 days off due to illness in 12 months. Please bear in mind that these 8 days have been across 12 months and not all in one go.
In the meeting I was told that it was to support me bring my attendance back up and that being off ill was unfair on my colleagues and that I should come in if I am ill. The next sentence were: “how can we support you better” and “don't come in if you are ill because you will just burn out” along with very personal questions about my IBS and if I was doing enough to manage it and why didn't they know about it sooner (like somehow I can see a doctor during work?).
My main point is: why are employers allowed to humiliate you for having medical conditions that mean you can't be at work?