Dental, medical and hospital appointments
We expect employees to make dental or medical appointments in their own time. Employees who need to make appointments during work time should discuss this with their manager.
Employees should aim to use flexitime or lieu time, giving as much notice to their manager as possible. If this is not possible appointments should be made at either end of the working day or around lunchtime. This will ensure the least amount of disruption to the service area.
A manager may require the employee to make the time up.
Hospital, consultation, or specialist clinic appointments are considered an authorised absence. We will pay time off for this.
Managers will use their discretion to allow a reasonable amount of time off to attend appointments.
We will give paid time off to attend hospital appointments in connection with a disability. Employees and managers will co-operate to minimise disruption to the business.
Employees will need to provide managers, if requested, with proof of their appointment, when requesting time off. This can be an appointment card or letter.
Medical screening
We will give paid time off to employees for health screening.
Time off for fertility treatment
We will grant up to three days (22.2 hours) of paid leave in any one year for an employee to undergo fertility treatment. This policy applies equally to an employee whose partner is undergoing fertility treatment.
If the employee requires time off beyond the permitted number of days, they may book annual leave for this purpose. To qualify, the employee must have a minimum of 12 months of continuous service.
Time off for being a donor (egg, bone marrow, organ donor)
We will treat any pre-testing relating to being a donor as a hospital appointment. We will grant one day's (7.4 hours) paid special leave for a procedure related to being a donor. If treatment means the employee is unwell and not able to work, we will record it as sickness absence.