following-up doctor appointments and vacation leave

Member since 31 January 2012

darmatianMember03 December 2014 09:25:22

Hello everyone!

I am not familiar with Maltese Employment Law and worker rights, I would be very grateful if you could enlighten me with regard to the following:
3 months ago, my partner was diagnosed an illness which requires following-up doctor visits at Mater Dei twice per month in the first months of treatment and then one monthly visit. I am just wondering if each of these laboral absences to visit his doctor suppose to be considered as a vacation leave and consequently deducted from his annual holidays or as a sick leave presenting a medical certificate.

Many thanks in advance.
Cheers

Chardor Guest

ChardorGuest03 December 2014 12:28:32

It might be worth contacting his employer and finding out how much sickness entitlement he has.聽 The girls I work with use their two weeks sickness leave allocation for hospital appointments, when the kids are sick and such like but I would expect each employer may be different.

darmatian Member

Member since 31 January 2012

darmatianMember05 December 2014 06:15:17

Many thanks for your reply Chardor.
I agree that contacting his employer seems to be the way to go. Really appreciate the extra info that you provide about how others deal with similar situations. Thanks for sharing.