Make up the hours for a hospital appointment?

bluenoseam

Googlewhacker wrote: »

I agree but the law is the law

And the law, as we all know, is an a$s - incidentally, i too am of the opinion that if you happen to be pregnant then appointments shouldn't be considered for special dispensation. There are far more serious & ultimately unavoidable reasons for having regular clinic visits which we don't get paid for and have to either switch days off for it or suffer the financial loss of having to take a day unpaid leave - but the PC brigade simply won't consider that.

nottslass_2

Googlewhacker wrote: »

I think the main gripe for most employers is that you HAVE to pay for someone to not be at work whilst they get checked up for making a choice.

Check ups for disabilities are differant and a reasonable adjustment is that they may allow you to get appointments as and when but there is no legal requirement to have to pay someone.

Personally if someone shows flexibility towards me I will do the same back and this really should be the way to go.

Its not about being flexible,its about obeying the law and any employer not prepared to do that should be penalised.

whitewing

Googlewhacker wrote: »

I think the main gripe for most employers is that you HAVE to pay for someone to not be at work whilst they get checked up for making a choice.

Well, they are providing the customers and workforce for the future!

Googlewhacker

whitewing wrote: »

Googlewhacker wrote: »

I think the main gripe for most employers is that you HAVE to pay for someone to not be at work whilst they get checked up for making a choice.

Well, they are providing the customers and workforce for the future!

So? It is still a choice, I agree that they should be allowed the time off for it because alot of full time women will need it, I just disagree it should be paid.

Googlewhacker

nottslass wrote: »

Its not about being flexible,its about obeying the law and any employer not prepared to do that should be penalised.

Did you not see where I said the law is the law?....I am allowed my personal opinon you know.

And I bet you don't agree with every law you have to obey?

DVardysShadow

Mimi_Arc_en_ciel wrote: »

jellynose wrote: »

DVardysShadow wrote: »

Change that day at work?

I was going to suggest that but Mimi said

if i was to go in on another day i pay for my DD to go to a nursery - she only goes on the usual days im at work. It means putting her in nursery for another extra day which costs £35 for the day. I dont have anyone that can have DD for me whilst i make the hours up.

I am suggesting changing the whole day at work, not making up the time on another day.

michelle1506

I don't think that's very fair. The point is that you can be both ill and pregnant. I am nearly upon my due date with twins, and someone at work told me "pregnancy is not an illness", I have to say to my ears they seemed both intolerant and unsympathetic when they said it.

Pregnancy can be so MUCH MORE then just a 'condition'.

!!!!!! wrote: »

It sounds like it is pregnancy discrimination to allow paid time off for hospital appointments.

As everybody keeps banging on, pregnancy is not an illness therefore allowing paid time off for pregnancy related appointments is discriminating against people with appointments for other reasons who do not get this right.

michelle1506

Besides I thought that people whose condition was covered under the DDA WERE entitled to time off for their appointments.

LittleVoice

michelle1506 wrote: »

Besides I thought that people whose condition was covered under the DDA WERE entitled to time off for their appointments.

The employer would be advised to make "reasonable adjustment" by allowing the time off. Doesn't mean it has to be paid, just the time itself allowed.

System

michelle1506 wrote: »

someone at work told me "pregnancy is not an illness", I have to say to my ears they seemed both intolerant and unsympathetic when they said it.

But the female population for years have been banging their drum about it NOT being an illness and requesting equal treatment.

Why are you therefore surprised when people start believing that mantra?

People are demanding rights to be treated the same during pregnancy and then expect, nay demand, different and extra treatment above what everybody else gets.