Proof of Medical Appt - outside of work

SweetAndSour

Hi All,

I am looking for some advice….

I handed in my notice at work yesterday and will be leaving in a month.

I had a doctor’s appointment at 9am on Monday just gone and now HR are asking for proof of it. I usually start work at 9am but due to staff holiday, I changed my shift to start at 10am and was in work by 9.40am (this can be confirmed as you have to scan your card as you enter)

Therefore, do I need to supply proof of my medical appt as it did not affect work – my Manager said that HR are finding it “fishy” and think I went to an interview instead due to the timing of my notice.

I’ll get a letter if I really have to but I just feel this is them trying to cause me issues and being snippy, am I over-reacting? To me, it’s a point of principal, it didn’t affect my work so why should I?

Any advice would be more than gratefully received

Comms69

SweetAndSour wrote: »

Hi All,

I am looking for some advice….

I handed in my notice at work yesterday and will be leaving in a month.

I had a doctor’s appointment at 9am on Monday just gone and now HR are asking for proof of it. I usually start work at 9am but due to staff holiday, I changed my shift to start at 10am and was in work by 9.40am (this can be confirmed as you have to scan your card as you enter)

Therefore, do I need to supply proof of my medical appt as it did not affect work – my Manager said that HR are finding it “fishy” and think I went to an interview instead due to the timing of my notice.

I’ll get a letter if I really have to but I just feel this is them trying to cause me issues and being snippy, am I over-reacting? To me, it’s a point of principal, it didn’t affect my work so why should I?

Any advice would be more than gratefully received

Irrelevant. You are entitled to do as you wish outside of work hours.

Takeaway_Addict

SweetAndSour wrote: »

Hi All,

I am looking for some advice….

I handed in my notice at work yesterday and will be leaving in a month.

I had a doctor’s appointment at 9am on Monday just gone and now HR are asking for proof of it. I usually start work at 9am but due to staff holiday, I changed my shift to start at 10am and was in work by 9.40am (this can be confirmed as you have to scan your card as you enter)

Therefore, do I need to supply proof of my medical appt as it did not affect work – my Manager said that HR are finding it “fishy” and think I went to an interview instead due to the timing of my notice.

I’ll get a letter if I really have to but I just feel this is them trying to cause me issues and being snippy, am I over-reacting? To me, it’s a point of principal, it didn’t affect my work so why should I?

Any advice would be more than gratefully received

Presumably you asked to change your shift due to this appointment, they ok'd it based on this information.


Thus if you were lying they'd have cause to take it further IMO

jonnygee2

I’ll get a letter if I really have to but I just feel this is them trying to cause me issues and being snippy, am I over-reacting? To me, it’s a point of principal, it didn’t affect my work so why should I?

Your employer may be able to do much either way, but still, in this case I don't really get exactly what 'principles' are in play or why its at all beneficial to you to refuse to give them the letter.

I think, just get it and give it to them, issue sorted.

scaredofdebt

You don't need to provide any proof unless your contract states you need to.

TELLIT01

Takeaway_Addict wrote: »

Presumably you asked to change your shift due to this appointment, they ok'd it based on this information.


Thus if you were lying they'd have cause to take it further IMO

The OP said he changed his start time due to holidays, nothing to do with the doctor's appointment. On that basis I would simply say no unless they can come up with a valid reason. There may well be a cost involved in getting confirmation from the surgery that the OP had an appointment.

Nasqueron

I don't know if your doctors are like mine/dentists but I get texts confirming the appointments i.e. zero cost to do this

Takeaway_Addict

TELLIT01 wrote: »

The OP said he changed his start time due to holidays, nothing to do with the doctor's appointment. On that basis I would simply say no unless they can come up with a valid reason. There may well be a cost involved in getting confirmation from the surgery that the OP had an appointment.

Yes true, I missed the holiday part- my advice obviously doesn't apply

Savvy_Sue

I don't know if I would actually write something like the following, but I know I'd be tempted ...

Dear HR

I understand that you are asking for proof of what I was doing before I was due to start work on Monday X Feb. Although I usually start work at 9 am, I had agreed with my manager to start at 10 am and work until 6 pm to cover for my colleague Fred's holiday. I arrived at work at 9.40 am.

If there has been a change to the way that any alteration to my start and finish times should be agreed, I'm afraid I was unaware of it and apologise for my failure to adhere to the new arrangements.

And if I am now required to account for my activities outside my scheduled working hours, I'm afraid I was equally unaware of this and would be glad to know how much detail you require, and which hours must be accounted for.

Yours apologetically

SweetandSour

Mind you, I'd be aware of the effect such a letter might have on any future references ...