Broken arm and getting to work

[Countdown]

What's the normal rule for hospital appointments?

I.e ignoring the broken arm/long term sickness, if you normally had to attend hospital would it be in your time or theirs?

[shouldbworking]

Countdown said:

What's the normal rule for hospital appointments?

I.e ignoring the broken arm/long term sickness, if you normally had to attend hospital would it be in your time or theirs?

Normally it would be taken from holiday time or given as unpaid leave, but to actually say 'you cannot attend your hospital appointment' is something I've not encountered before.

I've proposed I work another day instead of the one required for the hospital appointment. Fingers crossed reason is seen.

[TurricanII]

shouldbworking said:

Angry hat on today. I've been arranging my return to work. It's all a bit inconvenient as you might expect, altered hours in order to lift share, and further time that would be required for hospital appointments and physio.

Work started off saying this will have to be unpaid leave or holiday. Strange as I've just been on sick pay for exactly the same injury and treatment, but if that's what they want, ok, unpaid leave it is.

The next thing is they then say they cant allow me the time off to attend a hospital appointment. I'm not going to compromise my long term health for their one day at work, so at a bit of an impasse.

Anyone else been in the same boat and have any advice?

Not been there myself, but could you tell them the doc threatened to sign you off for a week when you asked to rearrange? I guess they would rather you be off for one day rather than a week. Are they a small employer? Sounds like your absence if really hurting them or they are just a crap employer.