Frequent hospital appointments - how to address with a new job?
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Basically I've been looking for work for a while, got a couple of interviews coming up (one for a temp agency).
My problem is I see a therapist every couple of weeks and the latest appointment I could get with her would be 5pm - and that's even if it's available in her diary.
Obviously this would mean missing at least an hour, probably more, every other wednesday. How can I address this with future employers/the temping agency? If they hire me do they have to honour my medical appointments, or will this be ridiculously problematic? I've debated with myself whether I could just stop seeing her but I really don't think I can do without my sessions at the moment.
My problem is I see a therapist every couple of weeks and the latest appointment I could get with her would be 5pm - and that's even if it's available in her diary.
Obviously this would mean missing at least an hour, probably more, every other wednesday. How can I address this with future employers/the temping agency? If they hire me do they have to honour my medical appointments, or will this be ridiculously problematic? I've debated with myself whether I could just stop seeing her but I really don't think I can do without my sessions at the moment.
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Personally I would have thought a late afternoon appointment every couple of weeks shouldn't be a major issue for most, and I really think you have little choice other than to be up front if they are regular appointments.
They don't have to fit you in at all. You have virtually zero employment rights unfortunately.
I didn't tell them till I started the job - but they did let me go to the appointments with no problems. Although I didn't have to, I used to stay late at least one other day the same week to try and make up for it.
My employer allows me to attend therapy appointments that I have once a month at the moment. It part of the reasonable adjustment that they make for my health. If going therapy once a month keeps me in work and doing well the rest of the time. Then that is better for them than stopping me going and I become unwell and go off sick for long periods.
They still have no workers rights and can be let go at any point.
None of the fairly minimal rights that might be acquired after 12 weeks includes a right to take time out during the working day for medical appointments though.
True, but dismissal on grounds of frequent medical appointments could be classed as discrimination, which IS one of the few employment rights you have from the day you start any job.
Obviously, the company involved could claim the dismissal was due to another reason, particularly if that reason is difficult to prove one or the other.
OP, I think all you can do is be upfront and honest with your potential employers. They're not obliged to let you have time off for these appointments, but if it's only once every 2 weeks, I can't see it being a massive problem.