Appointment at the Docs.

psd99

psd99

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so what do you all do when you want a doctors appointment?

do you book the time off as annual leave?

strangely enough I've not had any time off at this place (got a new job internally) but before where I worked )same company) when I had hospital appointment the leader didn't ask me to "make up the hours"


so now in the new team I think he'll want me to make the hours up - surely this is very unfair?
 
psd99 said:
so what do you all do when you want a doctors appointment?

do you book the time off as annual leave?

strangely enough I've not had any time off at this place (got a new job internally) but before where I worked )same company) when I had hospital appointment the leader didn't ask me to "make up the hours"


so now in the new team I think he'll want me to make the hours up - surely this is very unfair?
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why is it unfair?
 
To be fair, a company doesn't have to pay you if you have to leave work for a couple of hours to go an appointment.

Ideally what you should do is arrange the appointment outside of working hours if possible, take annual leave, although most companies I've come across want a minimum of 4 weeks notice for this, or just bite the bullet and take it unpaid.

I wouldn't say it "unfair" for any company to expect you to make up the hours you've lost.
 
Would have thought something like this was dependant on the type of job you do really.
My TL is pretty cool about stuff like this, if it's quiet and the work is ticking over slowly then he'll let us go for doctors/hospital appointments no trouble, if things are slammed then he follows the procedure to the letter. (ie - why didn't you inform us earlier so we can arrange cover while you are away? etc etc)
(As for making up the time afterwards, it entirely depends on how much notice you give, if you just dump it on his lap on the day, expect to make it back up, if you forwarned and forearmed him, not a problem.)
 
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hay psd99 you are looking a bit I'll, whats that? you are not feeling well... I suggest you take a few days off sick...

problem solved... no holiday used....
 
Badgi said:
To be fair, a company doesn't have to pay you if you have to leave work for a couple of hours to go an appointment.

Ideally what you should do is arrange the appointment outside of working hours if possible, take annual leave, although most companies I've come across want a minimum of 4 weeks notice for this, or just bite the bullet and take it unpaid.

I wouldn't say it "unfair" for any company to expect you to make up the hours you've lost.
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7 days notice here if you wish a days leave, we will try to accommodate anything within 48hrs, but 7 days guarantees it.
 
Badgi said:
To be fair, a company doesn't have to pay you if you have to leave work for a couple of hours to go an appointment.

Ideally what you should do is arrange the appointment outside of working hours if possible, take annual leave, although most companies I've come across want a minimum of 4 weeks notice for this, or just bite the bullet and take it unpaid.

I wouldn't say it "unfair" for any company to expect you to make up the hours you've lost.
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4 weeks to book a half day leave for an appointment, what???
 
psd99 said:
so what do you all do when you want a doctors appointment?
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I'm a contractor, so these days I just tell them I won't be around and go. When I was an employee, I just let my boss know and they'd give me the time off no annual leave or anything. Most decent employers will do that.

so now in the new team I think he'll want me to make the hours up - surely this is very unfair?
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They're within their rights, IMO, but it's a pretty knobby way to do it.
 
I was afforded time to go docs on a regular basis for blood tests & checkups, mainly because I'm registered disabled. Anyone else had to use their own time, and since we used flexi time take it out of that.

I suppose it differs, but you book either early morning or evening right? Same as going to dentist no?
 
Our official company rules are that you should, wherever possible, book any GP or dental appointments outside of working hours. However, if that is impossible you can go to an appointment during working hours and then take flexi time (if you have signed up for flexi) or work back the hours owed at a later date. For hospital appointments staff are given special paid leave.

Generally most of our managers do not expect staff to work back the time or take flexi if it is only about an hour or so even though they are supposed to.
 
We get a few discretionary hours for appointments, but considering after I've been to the docs/dentist, it can then take up to a further hour and a half (depending on traffic) to get the buses to work, I just book the day as a holiday and enjoy it. :)
 
AJK said:
4 weeks to book a half day leave for an appointment, what???
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I'm not saying that a company wouldn't allow leave at short notice under these circumstances, but if these are the terms of a contract, be it 7 days or 4 weeks notice, they are well within their rights to enforce it.

But then, I've never had any problems as I arrange my appointments outside of working hours.
 
Badgi: it was more that you said "most" companies you'd come across would need a minimum of 4 weeks notice. Sounds mad to me, but I agree it's unlikely that many companies would refuse leave for an urgent appointment, regardless of contractual terms.

:)
 
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