What is the law with regard to taking time off to take your child to the doctors?

Question

Is it sick pay, holiday pay or unpaid. And can you be warned for taking too much time off?

Is it sick pay, holiday pay or unpaid. And can you be warned for taking too much time off?
I live in the UK

Answer 1

Check out this link, it is from the Department of Trade & Industry Website and gives a brief explanation of the parental leave that we are entitled to in the UK.

http://www.dti.gov.uk/employment/workandfamilies/parental-leave/index.html

Answer 2

It can only be sick pay for your own ill health, not a child's or other family members. If you take it as sick pay your employer could sue you.
You can have 5 paid days of carer leave a year legally. You can take unpaid leave at the discretion of your boss. If you take a lot of unplanned and sporadic time off you may get a warning. You can offer to make up time lost and keep records of the same.
Generally speaking your Boss employs you and does not have much legal obligation to accomodate your private life events.

Answer 3

There is no law with regards to taking your child to the doctor. You can take time off, but it will be at the discretion of your employer. You have to manage the time allotted to you through sick time, vacation time etc. The law you are thinking of would not apply for normal things such as checkups for your child.
If your child has an illness,particularly a chronic one that requires you to be away from work for an extended period of time, you will be covered by the Federal law called the Family Medical Leave Act. The Family & Medical Leave Act (FMLA) allows ”eligible” employees to take off up to 12 work weeks in any 12 month period to care for a family member, or if the employee themselves has serious health condition. You are only an “eligible” employee if your employer employs 50 or more employees within 75 miles of the worksite.
FMLA can be taken on an intermittent basis allowing the employee to work on a less than full-time schedule.
The employee is entitled to have their benefits maintained, but they must continue to pay their portion during the leave. The employee also has the right to return to the same or equivalent position, pay, and benefits at the conclusion of their leave.

Answer 4

i think you can take something like up to 16 weeks a year off, unpaid, if its for a child under 16 i think, unless they have disabilites.
this is for the UK. has been bout a year since i did employment law and cant remember too much!! kinda bad that

Answer 5

if you are in the UK, you will be OK, there was a new law,stating that parents have the right to time off,due to there children,go to your local cab office,they will have all the information you need, hope that helps all the best, go onto employment law website,

Answer 6

All employees are entitled to a reasonable time off work without pay, to deal with an emergency involving a dependant. For example, if a dependant falls ill or is injured, if care arrangements break down, or to arrange or attend a dependant's funeral.

http://www.acas.org.uk/index.aspx?articleid=1268

Answer 7

A employer can fire you with no cause at all in most states. There is no law in this regard.

Answer 8

Its up to your employer. You have no legal protection.