forced to take a days holiday for an operation

rachyrach2k

rupee99 wrote: »

From what the OP has said it is unlikely that a "simple" medical condition would be covered by the Disability Discrimination Act, hence my comment that s/he would have recourse to a Tribunal, even if she did, at best, they would get an order allowing them to take unpaid leave.

Its not a "simple" medical condition. It has had an adverse effect on my life for the past 7 years and it is an incurable condition

mikey72

I'm very surprised you have accrued annual leave at this stage.
It also looks bad on your record, and that of your managers if you take sick leave in the first few weeks of employment.

DVardysShadow

rachyrach2k wrote: »

I have looked on the company intranet which has every policy going on there with the exception of sickness absence policy, which I find very strange.

I want to know if they can legally force me to take it as a holiday

I would think it would be better to go unpaid for the period and retain the holiday. Not sure, you may also get SSP if you go unpaid rather than take holiday

jdturk

rachyrach2k wrote: »

Its not a "simple" medical condition. It has had an adverse effect on my life for the past 7 years and it is an incurable condition

so has it been defined as a disability?

rupee99

rachyrach2k wrote: »

Its not a "simple" medical condition. It has had an adverse effect on my life for the past 7 years and it is an incurable condition

But it probably does not amount to a disability.

Savvy_Sue

Fluffi wrote: »

if you don't take the operation time as holiday then you'll only get SSP which is about £75 for a full week (5 days).

and the first 3 days are 'waiting days', and unpaid.

mikey72 wrote: »

I'm very surprised you have accrued annual leave at this stage.

You start accruing annual leave from your first day, and some employers will let you take some before you've earned it.

rachyrach2k

rupee99 wrote: »

But it probably does not amount to a disability.

I would love for you to explain how you came to this conclusion

getmore4less

Ask for a sick note from the doctor from the time of the procedure to cover the time he said you should take off to recover.

rupee99

rachyrach2k wrote: »

I would love for you to explain how you came to this conclusion

Because, if you claim to have suffered from this for seven years and you are of at least average intelligence it should have occurred to you before, or someone would have advised you of the possibility.

Oldernotwiser

getmore4less wrote: »

Ask for a sick note from the doctor from the time of the procedure to cover the time he said you should take off to recover.

Having a sick note doesn't mean that you'd get paid.