john38

Hello people, a quick question here, related to employment.

I have to periodically see the doctor for scripts, and the diabetes
clinic for checks and followups. The diabetic clinic in particular
requires at least half a day to visit because it is at a hospital and
appointments usually overrun.

Am I obliged to take these days off as annual leave? These are planned
appointments (the appointment notification comes through the post) but
the appointment is neccesarily at the hospitals convenience and not
mine. Bear in mind that I am talking about UK working practice.

thanking you in advance for any advice you may have.
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tfeeman

I was DX t2 last year. My employer (Royal Mail) were incredibly supportive
and never question my appointment requirements. Just a quick word to tell
them my situation etc and it was all sorted.

Guess your 4 days are history, but no need to lose any more!

Dave
T2 D&E

x pressit

I had the same meeting with Hr only on Thursday the woman was nice enough
but she was like me before DX I couldnt tell you more than my nan had
diabetes to be honest. my company have been very understanding about my time
of especially as I was proactive and went straight to them before I needed
any real time of. But on the same day as HR interview had dietician
appointment wich had waited 2 months for and lost a full mornings work.

One thing to come out of the meeting is HR have asked me to come back to the
with any information to help the company help me to cope with the Diabetes
however I couldnt think of anything at the time I'm T2 is there anything I
should be telling them. Is there anything they should be made aware of only
thing I could think of was for my company car insurance ?

Thanks

Allen

peter

I work for a company who say I have to take it as holiday ,make time up or
have my pay deducted for the time off,
is this right?
I have not taken any time off sick,
just time off for hospital and doctors, since I was diagnosed
I'm type 1 for about 7 years now
peter

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pete

They cannot do that.

You are entitled to statutory sick pay for a certain period
if off work ill after which you get payments from benefit agencies.


It is good practise for most employers to allow time off
work within reasonable boundries, for employees to tend to
important personal issues. Some do not reduce or deduct pay
- they only pay for the time you work. It depends upon your
employers terms of employment. This is most likely to happen
if you are paid by the hour. Not necessarily if you are
salaried.

You ought to try and get appointments that are outside of
normal work hours. I have done so for ages. However, if I
have an appointment that is within my work period, there is
every chance that I will know about that some time in
advance. I notify my employer that I want that time off. I
get it because my employer knows that I will only claim a
sick day [5 entitled without a Dr.'s note] and with little
or no warning. The former is preferable.

Sounds to me like your employer is a twat.

peter haverson

thanks for the reply
when I asked about it,a few years back,
they said they do not class hospital appointments as sick nor doctors if for
repeat prescriptions.
I once said that no one goes to hospital if they aren't sick, 'so how could
they not class it as sick leave'?
as I'm entitled to 13 week sick leave under company discretionary sick pay!!
taking 1/2 - 1 day off with pay should not be a problem for them, that's
when they went and checked with human resources
and they confirmed that hospital appointments cannot be classed as sick
leave.
I try to get appointment outside of work hours, but as I work 10:30am to
6:30pm Monday to Friday
(my doctors do not open Saturday/Sunday) it's hard to do.
as for my employer beenin a twat, I agree
the shame of it is they not a small company, they have branches everywhere.

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john38

Not just that.

In any industry, even if it is a desk-bound job, you need to tell your
employer if you have a chronic illness that is likely to affect your
attendance and behaviour at work. You can always clarify this by saying
your diabetes is well controlled but in order for it to be in control,
you need to go to the clinic for quaterly checkups, and periodically
attend the doctors surgery to get prescription renewals.

If you are prone to hypos, you need to tell them what to do if they find
you in that state. I think there are driving licence factors to consider
but I can't offer an opinion about them because I don't drive, never
have (and wouldn't want to!)

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john38

From what I've read so far, it depends whether you're paid weekly or
salaried, (being salaried seems to confer more rights than being paid
weekly). I'd guess it also depends on whether your job is unionised or
not.

[ I'm going to see HR on Monday ]

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John38 - T2 : D&E : glimepiride 6mg : metaformin 1000mg : bp 110/70
Hb1Ac down from 11.9% to 7.4% in 3 months!