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Can My Employer Stop Me Having Surgery?

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xjxpx | 18:35 Tue 08th Aug 2017 | Jobs & Education
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I was put on an urgent 2 week referral by the NHS to have some moles checked. I advised my employer of this but managed to schedule both appointments around work I then advised my line manager that they had found a cancerous mole and it needed removing, I was put on the urgent 2 week referral for surgery and told my manager that they advised me I would get little or in some instances no notice as the hospital could call me up and tell me to come in. Today I got my appointment for a weeks time but my manager said I can't go because they currently have 2 people booked off for annual leave... I advised it was an important appointment to which she replied "your appointment may be important to YOU but having resources in work is important for me" ... is this professional? I rang my surgery and asked for the appointment too be rescheduled but their is no space to move my appointment and I NEED to be seen in the two weeks. At the end of the day this is a medically nessacary appointment and surely my health is important as the mole could potential grow bigger and more mallicous (it is already very raised like a small tumour and black) can somebody please tell me I am within my rights to go to this appointment?
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Will your GP issue a sick note, surely your employer cannot stop you going off sick irrespective of how many others are on leave.
19:03 Tue 08th Aug 2017
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Guys, just thought I'd let you know somehow HR got wind of what was happening and everything has been approved, I have EVEN been given the day after off now too! I received an apology as well!
Good. Quite right. I wish you well.
Excellent. And so you should have done (received an apology.) All the very best with the procedure. Let us know how it goes x
Thank goodness someone with common sense and decency got involved, good luck with the surgery and results too.
Great.
(First time I've heard of HR being useful rather than the problem !)
What a disgraceful response from your Line Manager. I'm glad your HR Dept got involved and I hope your Line Manager was suitably reprimanded. Let's hope her cards are marked! Good luck for your procedure. Hope all goes well.
Glad to hear it has been resolved to your satisfaction - good luck with the op

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