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Off work for an appointment question
Posted: Wed 29 Mar 2006 9:01 am
by jayboi2005
Hello,
well i was just thinking what if i do get this job. What will i do when the 28/4 gets there and i have an appointment with the eye specialist. Do the employers have to let me go. Or is it just at there own discretion. I have a feeling it will be up to them but i thought i would ask.
Posted: Wed 29 Mar 2006 9:32 am
by Paul Osborne
You should find that they will let you go as it is not in their interest to prevent you going as they could be regarded as interferring in your health.
Just do the decent thing and give them a reasonable amount of notice.
--Paul
--logging off now as eye hurts
Posted: Wed 29 Mar 2006 9:48 am
by Andrew MacLean
(Paul, good to see you, but take care of your eye)
Jayboi
Employers ahve different ways of logging absence.
Unauthorized absence: this is just where you do not turn up
Self-certified sick leave: this is where you are off work, without notice, and are not off for long enought to warrant a sick line so you certify yourself "sick" (many employers will invite you to a return to work interview on return, and will probably log your self certified days to see if a pattern is emerging)
Certified sick leave: this is where you are off for a while, and your GP has issued a sick line.
Medical Appointments, This can include dental appointments etc. Actually if your appointment means that you are only off for part of the day, this may not be logged, but whenever you get an appointment, you ought to report it to your employer so that they can make a note in advance that you will be off for all or part of a day.
Hope this helps
Andrew
Posted: Wed 29 Mar 2006 10:00 am
by jayuk
JB
Depends on the place of work, some may allow you to make the time up, some may want notice, some may ask to take it out your hoiday allowance.....just be honest I guess
J
Posted: Wed 29 Mar 2006 10:36 am
by GarethB
In most situations employers ask you to try and make appointmnets very early or late on in the day to have least disruption to the working day. This usualy applies to GP, high street eye test and dental appointmnets.
Hospital appointments are different as we have little control regarding when we can go.
Therefore as long as you give reasonable notice, such as you accept a job, that is the time to inform them. You may have to explain why you want a whole day for what they may perceive as an eye test.
What usually happens at the frist visit your pupels get dilated and it does last for a while making working very difficult because everything is soo bright, you pretty much see shadows moving in a mist of white light.
Hope this helps.