time off work for hospital appointment

mountainofdebt

noelphobic wrote: »

Because I don't know the answer 100% any more than anyone else who has answered seems to.

What apart from that employment barrister more commonly known as SarEl?

Seriously though I don't know what the issue is with just letting your employer see a copy of the appointment letter.

AP007

j.e.j. wrote: »

noelphobic, it's a bit late for this instance but in future I would book the time off as annual leave. That way you do not have to justify anything to potentially nosey co-workers or managers!

I do sympathise. I have been having treatment on the nhs, and what with the cancellations, the appointments running late, and the passing back and forth from department to department (requiring more appointments..) I am sure that if I had been in paid employment I would have been facing a disciplinary. Given that an employer does not have to give time off to an employee needing medical treatment, I honestly don't know how people in paid work manage it.

Well at my last job were were allowed 1 hour paid for appointments but since my doctors do not open till 9.30 and it takes one hour to get to my last job getting to work by 10am was always never going to happen so in those instances which were rare I would have to work back the time after work.

You would only be in trouble if you had an ongoing condition that needed treatment where you did not tell your employer and just took lots of days off sick.

I know not all bosses/companies are sympathetic but you have to tell them what's going on if you want help or time off allowances.

I believe if you are disabled they can have such a thing as 'reasonable allowance' but that's if they knoe you are in the first place and do not hide things.

poet123

noelphobic wrote: »

As I have already stated, I don't think the 'legal position' is black or white here, it is a grey area. Also I'm puzzled about the fact that you seem to know whether or not I'm pregnant - great diagnostic skills, considering the fact that you have never met me and don't even know whether I am male or female.

The legal position is quite clear, unless you comply with the request to show apt details you have no right to the time off, unless you are pregnant.

arbroath_lass

AP007 wrote: »

Then call in sick and take a sicky!

That's surely going to land the OP a disciplinary given they have already been refused leave.

j.e.j.

mountainofdebt wrote: »

Seriously though I don't know what the issue is with just letting your employer see a copy of the appointment letter.

That depends on the nature of the problem. I certainly would not have been happy to divulge information on a 'sensitive' health issue to people at work!

AP007

arbroath_lass wrote: »

That's surely going to land the OP a disciplinary given they have already been refused leave.

It was meant as a joke.

Can not take holiday as all full on that day

Wont show the boss the letter so count yourself lucky they are not making you take a holiday on another day to go to the appt

Torry_Quine

j.e.j. wrote: »

That depends on the nature of the problem. I certainly would not have been happy to divulge information on a 'sensitive' health issue to people at work!

The OP isn't being asked to let everyone know though, just the manager or HR.

AP007

j.e.j. wrote: »

That depends on the nature of the problem. I certainly would not have been happy to divulge information on a 'sensitive' health issue to people at work!

What would be sensitve? Any examples?.

arbroath_lass

AP007 wrote: »

It was meant as a joke.

I did hope that was the case but as the OP is reluctant to take good advice I thought I ought to ask

AP007

arbroath_lass wrote: »

I did hope that was the case but as the OP is reluctant to take good advice I thought I ought to ask

I would ask for a fomal chat with the HR manager and show them the letter. I am sure they are not going to say 'oh yes tell us more' or anything like that as its only a few hours off and the time will be made up but they have to sure you are not pulling a fast one just to have some time off even if you are making up the time.

I guess don't show the letter and do not get to go.