sick days with child

ysoskint

I am a single mum, my daughter is 8 years old. I work for the local council and am enjoying my job. My daughter has had to have a few days off sick and I have to take holiday for it. Is this correct?

It is unfair, you can't win can you. You work hard, but loose all your holiday time to daughter having tummy bug or whatever is floating around the school.

I have a child minder who has her after school but can't have her on sick days. I don't have family near by who can help.

Spew

Send her to school then.

seven-day-weekend

I hope your daughter is better now.

Having to take leave when children are ill is just part of being a parent.

Does your Council work on flexitime? If so you could build some flexitime up and use that.

manhattan

Spew wrote:

Send her to school then.

thats a bit of a stupid answer! how the hell can you send a sick child into school?

viktory

Agree with seven day weekend. Part and parcel of being a parent I'm afraid. Can you imagine the outcry if you were given 'free' days annual leave because your child was sick? How would the non parents feel about that?

msmicawber

I'd recommend that you check your employment contract. Some include a certain number of paid days that can be taken off per year to deal with dependants' illness etc., but others do not. My current contract has no flexibility, so I must either make up the time or take it as unpaid leave, but in other jobs, I've been able to take up to (5? - can't remember now) days paid per year when the children were ill.

saintjanet

The company i work for allow 5 child days per year to be taken if a child ,or other family member is ill.This does not count as holidays.

BANANABUS

Search

"time Off For Dependants"

http://www.dti.gov.uk/employment/employment-legislation/employment-guidance/page19475.html

sexy_fufu

i put a thread on here same 2 weeks ago have a look.

Its full of some good info..

mine was supervisor being nasty over time off with baby

ysoskint

Apart from the one silly response (obviously a person with no kids), THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. I think i was just hoping, but in my heart i knew. Just thank goodness my DD isn't a sickly child.

THANKS

inkie

The other optioin would be to offer to work, but that you would have to do it from home on that occasion. I am so thankful that I am in the job that I am, and if the kids are off they come to work with me, if they are ill - I stay at home with them!