Time off for Medical and Dental Appointments

Where possible, and in order to minimise disruption, you are asked to make medical and dental appointments either outside of your normal working hours, or at the beginning or end of your working day.   However, we do realise that this is not always possible, particularly with hospital appointments. 

If you need to take time off to attend a medical or dental appointment, please notify a director, giving as much notice as possible.  If the appointment time does not fall within the guidelines and is not urgent or causes operational issues, we may ask you to rearrange your appointment.  Time taken during the workday for appointments or treatment is normally expected to be made up.  If you have an appointment which is not at the end of the working day, you will normally be expected to return to work following the appointment.  We may ask to see evidence, either before or after, of the appointment.  Where appointments are frequent, please expect us to ask for evidence of such appointments.