Weekly dilemma: Time off for medical appointments

Karen Black, partner and head of employment at Boodle Hatfield, considers the rights of an employee to take time off for osteopath appointments following a car accident.

• Weekly dilemma: Injuries and time off   Read the article in full.

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Policy on time off for medical and dental appointments   Entry from the XpertHR policies and documents module providing a model policy on time off work for medical appointments, along with legal background, notes, warnings and future developments.

Do employees have a right to time off to attend doctor or dentist appointments?   From XpertHR's Questions and answers service.

Where an employee who is disabled for the purposes of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 is required to take time off to attend a medical appointment should the time off be paid?   From XpertHR's Questions and answers service.

Benefits and allowances (2): Health benefits and allowances   Part of IRS's annual survey of benefits and allowances, this article details the provision of health-related benefits in 222 organisations.