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Absence for medical appt

Marymoore · 2023-01-19 19:37:50

I have a medical appointment in 2 weeks. The appointment is far from my workplace. I work in the public sector. How does it work? Do I use my annual leave or take unpaid leave or is it paid? I just never missed a day of work so don’t know how to go about it. Would I be better calling in sick?

19-01-2023 8:37pm

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Marymoore

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I have a medical appointment in 2 weeks. The appointment is far from my workplace. I work in the public sector. How does it work? Do I use my annual leave or take unpaid leave or is it paid? I just never missed a day of work so don’t know how to go about it. Would I be better calling in sick?

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#2 19-01-2023 8:43pm

Jim_Hodge

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Have you asked your supervisor/manager?

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#3 19-01-2023 9:01pm

mct1

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You're in the public sector so this presumably will apply to you
https://nsso.gov.ie/en/services/sick-leave-in-the-civil-service/
Scroll down to the section Doctor/dentist/hospital appointments

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#4 19-01-2023 9:06pm

Augme

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Ask your manager and see what they say. They might be happy to manually amend your clock. Local arrangements/how sound your manager is will play a big part in this.

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