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delboy1121
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Hospital appointment

Post by delboy1121 »

Can a DOM refuse to give you a day off to attend a hospital appointment, offered to even use a holiday and was told no chance due to sick leave etc, appt is about 3 weeks away.
aiden01
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Post by aiden01 »

delboy1121 wrote:Can a DOM refuse to give you a day off to attend a hospital appointment, offered to even use a holiday and was told no chance due to sick leave etc, appt is about 3 weeks away.
Have a look in downloads section mate. Under other time off management support booklet will tell you how to go about it..
arnold cheshire
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Post by arnold cheshire »

So some bloke on sick leave is stopping you going the hospital? Go sick yourself
arnold cheshire
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This kind of response is really irritating me th
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rambo1
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Post by rambo1 »

Can you not fit the appt in around your work day? Say come in to work, go to appt then come back to finish your hrs off? Guess depends what appt is actually for . If it's an important appt you have to go for and it cannot be made for a time you are day off or for after 3pm, then I would go above your Dom. As the other reply says, it's not your fault or problem that there are too many off sick. Can you not swop your day off for that week. ATB.
yorkmover123
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Post by yorkmover123 »

Medical appointments: Employees should be encouraged to try and arrange medical appointments outside of
working hours, but sometimes, this is not possible. When an employee needs time off to attend an appointment that
has been scheduled during working hours, there is a legal requirement to facilitate time off. You might do this by
arranging for them to make the time up, swap shifts with a colleague or offer paid time off

This is Royal Mail policy.
chickenwittle
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Post by chickenwittle »

delboy1121 wrote:Can a DOM refuse to give you a day off to attend a hospital appointment, offered to even use a holiday and was told no chance due to sick leave etc, appt is about 3 weeks away.
Why don’t you ask Dom to swap your rest day around that week .