Advice needed re compassionate leave

Spanishsteve · Post by **Spanishsteve** » 07 Feb 2016, 11:44

Hi, my wife is due an operation whereby initially she will be in hospital for 2-3 days followed by recovery at home. She anticipates being unable to walk even with crutches for approximately 2 weeks, total recovery will take up to 6 months.
My concern is the first 2 weeks at home, I have literally a couple of days annual leave left as we were unaware this op would take place until recently. Other colleagues are already off on annual leave in this period.
Would compassionate leave cover this scenario and if so how long for, is there a limit on days off ?
How do I apply for compassionate leave if applicable? If it is applicable and my DOM refuses it, is there an appeal route ?
Any advice would be appreciated, thanks in advance.

Scotland1 · Post by **Scotland1** » 07 Feb 2016, 13:59

Sorry to hear of ur news, hope ur wife makes a speedy recovery, with regards to ur leave u can take it unpaid and ur Dom shouldn't refuse it he can give u 1 day special leave paid subject to his discretion, hope this helps

CAMPINGBLUNDERER · Post by **CAMPINGBLUNDERER** » 07 Feb 2016, 16:40

I had a similar situation , I arranged with the guys in my office that they would work their days off for a week and I would return the favour at a later date ( cost me my Saturdays )added this to my remaining leave days and then went to my Dom with all the hard work done.

I've found out that if you give you Dom the soloution so they don't have to think about dealing with it I generally get what I want.

Post by **POSTMAN** » 07 Feb 2016, 21:36

See the pdf here...
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And...

• Time off: other leave
We know there may be times when you need time off to deal with family commitments, for example, or other responsibilities. Your manager will try to support you, and be as accommodating as possible. It’s important you speak to your manager as soon as possible, so they can help as much as they can.
• Includes: Urgent domestic - Domestic events - Bereavement - Dependant’s leave - Family emergency leave - Family events - Care for a dependant - Medical appointments - Religious holidays - Religious observance - Jury service

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