hospital appointments

[pinza]

whats the procedure for granting special leave for hospital appointments when they are
arranged by your consultant/specialist and NOT BY YOURSELF. I have heard of people having to use
their A/L, which I believe to be totally unjust because A/L is earnt and is there for recreation with ones family
and friends and not stressful hospital appointments.

[baldrick]

You can either take AL out of course, or unpaid Special Leave.

[zabman]

whats the procedure for granting special leave for hospital appointments when they are
arranged by your consultant/specialist and NOT BY YOURSELF. I have heard of people having to use
their A/L, which I believe to be totally unjust because A/L is earnt and is there for recreation with ones family
and friends and not stressful hospital appointments.

ALL HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS ARE DONE UNDER SPECIAL LEAVE WITH PAY PROVIDING YOU HAVE PROOF OF APPOINTMENT

[POSTMAN]

ALL HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS ARE DONE UNDER SPECIAL LEAVE WITH PAY PROVIDING YOU HAVE PROOF OF APPOINTMENT

Is that right,and where would it be written in stone?

[baldrick]

ALL HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS ARE DONE UNDER SPECIAL LEAVE WITH PAY PROVIDING YOU HAVE PROOF OF APPOINTMENT

Is that right,and where would it be written in stone?

Mine aren't and as I have to go for checks 4 times a year it means losing 4 days of my AL (or 4 days pay).

[fishtank]

Regular medical treatment and hospital appointments:

Where regular treatment or hospital appointments are occurring the employee should try and get appointments outside work hours and Royal Mail should help by arranging changes to working hours wherever possible. Managers should treat requests for additional time off with sympathy bearing in mind that a stoppage of pay may add to the stress of having to attend hospital for treatment or for hospital appointments. Individuals involved in hospital treatment or those attending a hospital appointment should provide confirmation of from their Doctor or the hospital, and absences should not count towards attendance procedure.
It is completely at the managers discretion whether special leave A(paid) or C(unpaid) is granted.

[baldrick]

Well my manager (at his discretion) told me I could either take a day's leave out of course or a day's unpaid special leave.
I asked my CWU Rep and he said that this is what management are doing.

[POSTMAN]

Regular medical treatment and hospital appointments:

Where regular treatment or hospital appointments are occurring the employee should try and get appointments outside work hours and Royal Mail should help by arranging changes to working hours wherever possible. Managers should treat requests for additional time off with sympathy bearing in mind that a stoppage of pay may add to the stress of having to attend hospital for treatment or for hospital appointments. Individuals involved in hospital treatment or those attending a hospital appointment should provide confirmation of from their Doctor or the hospital, and absences should not count towards attendance procedure.
It is completely at the managers discretion whether special leave A(paid) or C(unpaid) is granted.

Thanks Fish,on fire as per the norm.