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Do I have a right to time off work for scan of baby?

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  • My brother is expecting his first, he is in the Army and will be in Afghan when the baby is due and may not be able to come home for the birth (theres 6 of them in his regiment all due in a two week window and those that already have children are priority to get home because they will have to look after the child already here). He missed the 12 weeks scan due to an exercise and it looks like he will possibly miss the 20 week scan too.

    I know you really want to go to this scan but put it into prospective a little, you will be around for the birth of your child. If you want to hear the heartbeat you can buy a doppler for about £20 now and can hear the heartbeat anytime you like from about 16 weeks. Yes fight it all the way and go as high as you can but if they all say no it really isn't worth losing your job over by throwing a sickie.
  • Can't you self certify for up to 7 days anyway? |I don't think they can sack you unless they can prove you were not ill. I'm not entirely sure on this but i'm sure someone could advise you of the legalities.
    Mummy of 3 lovely munchkins :smileyhea
  • WASHER
    WASHER Posts: 1,347 Forumite
    I really think you should make an another appointment for the scan, you really shouldn't pull a sickie, your employer will know your not sick as you have already asked for the time off and been refused.

    Do you really want to bring a new baby in this world without you having a job, because you wanted to attend the scan and not reschedule it.

    WASHER.x.
  • mumslave
    mumslave Posts: 7,531 Forumite
    Hiya, I have a doppler i can send you for nothing if you like, I dont use it now I am passed the 20 weeks mark. That way you can listen to your baby with your partner any time you like. She will be able to get pictures for you too at the scan. Send me a pm if you want the doppler :)
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  • shellsuit
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    mumslave wrote: »
    Hiya, I have a doppler i can send you for nothing if you like, I dont use it now I am passed the 20 weeks mark. That way you can listen to your baby with your partner any time you like. She will be able to get pictures for you too at the scan. Send me a pm if you want the doppler :)

    Oh how lovely of you to offer that!! :T:T:T
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  • Hu again thanks for the big response and the offer of a dopler I havent heard of those I will look into it later when I have more time you are so kind :)
    I know I dont have to be there but I want to and pulling a sicky isnt the best way around it I know, im just fed up of this supervisor he can go home for half the day to see an electrician or plumber when it suits but I cant and he has been off at the same time as me before to as our jobs dont co-incide:rolleyes: Im gonna give it a try with my boss in London though before trying to reschedule and see what he says.
    And as for the army lad im sorry dear but im not in the army anymore I do not wish to be told what to do and when to do it or I would still be there doing it! He chose his job and I chose mine in civvy street and they were our choices so its a shame he will miss his baby being born but its his choice to live that life :) My partner thinks there is something written about her right to support which would mean me going but like you say if it can be re-arranged then i'd imagine i'd have to re-arrange first before getting really stroppy with them.
    Thing is this supervisor is a right !!!! to me cause im the youngest there being only 27 and we used to work together on a team now he is in charge its gone right to his head and we have had big fall outs because he wants to boss me about and he cant because he doesnt have the authority and he hates it. I already have a diary of the things he has done, way he has spoke down to me and the double standards he has by telling me I cant do certain things that he and everyone else can :rolleyes: One more thing for the book if he wont see sense im fed up of his crap :mad::D
    Thanks again all sorry for rant at the end I do feel better though :p
  • Different health authorities across the country set different dates for scans, they can vary by several weeks, so shouldn't worry about rescheduling and it being "late". I couldn't make my 20 week scan at short notice due to a family bereavement, and there was no problem with making another date.
  • Don't even worry about asking your boss in London etc - just check to see what days you can have off and then rearrange the scan for one of those days. Honestly, these scans are so easy to rearrange, it's just one phone call and no problem and really not worth making waves at work. I speak as someone who attended and rearranged more scans than you can shake a stick at.
  • Hi
    I think I am right in thinking that the 7th dec is a monday? could you not get the scan rescheduled for the thursday or friday of the week before as that is only a few days earlier and if the other person is off the week of the 7th then would they be in the week before so you could have the day off??
    When i was preg with ds2 i had to ring and get an appointment made for my 20 week scan (which they do at 23 weeks here!) as i had a consultant appointment and needd the scan before that, and i had an appointment within a week!! so it might not be too difficult to rearrange!!
    I hope you can get it sorted out and congrats on the baby!!!!!
  • No I can't as luck would have it earliest before this week is 26th Nov its typical :(
    I've asked her to ring and enquire but she isn't happy, doesn't think they'll do it as quick as a week after as they're so busy at our hospital so I'll see what they say, and in the mean time I'm gonna offer one last chance to be reasonable under the circumstances and then go to the boss on Monday and see what he says.
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