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Currently I am working in another country, and planning to do some surgery back in my hometown, because it is much cheaper there (even after adding the flight ticket).
How can I find out if this is acceptable? It seems like people might think that I am abusing medical leave for annual leave/holiday. I want to avoid this impression.
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Currently I am working in another country, and planning to do some surgery back in my hometown, because it is much cheaper there (even after adding the flight ticket).
How can I find out if this is acceptable? It seems like people might think that I am abusing medical leave for annual leave/holiday. I want to avoid this impression.
sickness leave
edited Nov 19 '14 at 3:58
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Ask HR. Having said that, I don't think that you are abusing medical leave but the only opinion that counts is HR's.
– Vietnhi Phuvan
Nov 19 '14 at 0:43
Hi rcs, I modified this to be a bit more on topic here. Let me know if this modified your intent too much and if so feel free to edit it to clarify. Thanks!
– Elysian Fields♦
Nov 19 '14 at 3:58
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Buddy take paid leave in combo with medical leave and get your surgery done.You can show your documents when you come back...no point enduring illness just for what people might think ..are you from india?
– amar
Nov 19 '14 at 5:28
@VietnhiPhuvan: Yeah I'll definitely ask HR first before taking the leave. Just want to know if there are other people ever encounter this kind of situation before.
– rcs
Nov 22 '14 at 0:01
@amar: I'm not from India, why are you asking that?
– rcs
Nov 22 '14 at 0:02
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Currently I am working in another country, and planning to do some surgery back in my hometown, because it is much cheaper there (even after adding the flight ticket).
How can I find out if this is acceptable? It seems like people might think that I am abusing medical leave for annual leave/holiday. I want to avoid this impression.
sickness leave
edited Nov 19 '14 at 3:58
Elysian Fields♦
96.9k46292449
asked Nov 19 '14 at 0:11
rcs
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Currently I am working in another country, and planning to do some surgery back in my hometown, because it is much cheaper there (even after adding the flight ticket).
How can I find out if this is acceptable? It seems like people might think that I am abusing medical leave for annual leave/holiday. I want to avoid this impression.
sickness leave
edited Nov 19 '14 at 3:58
Elysian Fields♦
96.9k46292449
asked Nov 19 '14 at 0:11
rcs
23247
edited Nov 19 '14 at 3:58
Elysian Fields♦
96.9k46292449
edited Nov 19 '14 at 3:58
Elysian Fields♦
96.9k46292449
edited Nov 19 '14 at 3:58
Elysian Fields♦
96.9k46292449
96.9k46292449
asked Nov 19 '14 at 0:11
rcs
23247
asked Nov 19 '14 at 0:11
rcs
23247
asked Nov 19 '14 at 0:11
rcs
23247
23247
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Ask HR. Having said that, I don't think that you are abusing medical leave but the only opinion that counts is HR's.
– Vietnhi Phuvan
Nov 19 '14 at 0:43
Hi rcs, I modified this to be a bit more on topic here. Let me know if this modified your intent too much and if so feel free to edit it to clarify. Thanks!
– Elysian Fields♦
Nov 19 '14 at 3:58
2
Buddy take paid leave in combo with medical leave and get your surgery done.You can show your documents when you come back...no point enduring illness just for what people might think ..are you from india?
– amar
Nov 19 '14 at 5:28
@VietnhiPhuvan: Yeah I'll definitely ask HR first before taking the leave. Just want to know if there are other people ever encounter this kind of situation before.
– rcs
Nov 22 '14 at 0:01
@amar: I'm not from India, why are you asking that?
– rcs
Nov 22 '14 at 0:02
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Ask HR. Having said that, I don't think that you are abusing medical leave but the only opinion that counts is HR's.
– Vietnhi Phuvan
Nov 19 '14 at 0:43
Hi rcs, I modified this to be a bit more on topic here. Let me know if this modified your intent too much and if so feel free to edit it to clarify. Thanks!
– Elysian Fields♦
Nov 19 '14 at 3:58
2
Buddy take paid leave in combo with medical leave and get your surgery done.You can show your documents when you come back...no point enduring illness just for what people might think ..are you from india?
– amar
Nov 19 '14 at 5:28
@VietnhiPhuvan: Yeah I'll definitely ask HR first before taking the leave. Just want to know if there are other people ever encounter this kind of situation before.
– rcs
Nov 22 '14 at 0:01
@amar: I'm not from India, why are you asking that?
– rcs
Nov 22 '14 at 0:02
1
1
Ask HR. Having said that, I don't think that you are abusing medical leave but the only opinion that counts is HR's.
– Vietnhi Phuvan
Nov 19 '14 at 0:43
Ask HR. Having said that, I don't think that you are abusing medical leave but the only opinion that counts is HR's.
– Vietnhi Phuvan
Nov 19 '14 at 0:43
Hi rcs, I modified this to be a bit more on topic here. Let me know if this modified your intent too much and if so feel free to edit it to clarify. Thanks!
– Elysian Fields♦
Nov 19 '14 at 3:58
Hi rcs, I modified this to be a bit more on topic here. Let me know if this modified your intent too much and if so feel free to edit it to clarify. Thanks!
– Elysian Fields♦
Nov 19 '14 at 3:58
2
2
Buddy take paid leave in combo with medical leave and get your surgery done.You can show your documents when you come back...no point enduring illness just for what people might think ..are you from india?
– amar
Nov 19 '14 at 5:28
Buddy take paid leave in combo with medical leave and get your surgery done.You can show your documents when you come back...no point enduring illness just for what people might think ..are you from india?
– amar
Nov 19 '14 at 5:28
@VietnhiPhuvan: Yeah I'll definitely ask HR first before taking the leave. Just want to know if there are other people ever encounter this kind of situation before.
– rcs
Nov 22 '14 at 0:01
@VietnhiPhuvan: Yeah I'll definitely ask HR first before taking the leave. Just want to know if there are other people ever encounter this kind of situation before.
– rcs
Nov 22 '14 at 0:01
@amar: I'm not from India, why are you asking that?
– rcs
Nov 22 '14 at 0:02
@amar: I'm not from India, why are you asking that?
– rcs
Nov 22 '14 at 0:02
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How can I find out if this is acceptable? It seems like people might
think that I am abusing medical leave for annual leave/holiday. I want
to avoid this impression.
Clearly you need to discuss your plan with HR.
They are experts on the benefits your company offers, corporate policies, what is permitted and what is not.
You can also discuss your concerns about the impression this might give to others in your company. Most HR reps are trained in dealing with this sort of thing and can give you advice on how to deal with your situation appropriately.
If you are concerned how this might come across to your manager, HR can also help you with that.
answered Nov 19 '14 at 11:12
Joe Strazzere
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Every company I have worked for has had policies on home medical leave is used.
- If you needed to miss a few hours (Dentist, Annual Physical...) no proof was needed.
- If you need to miss a day (Illness) you didn't need any proof.
- Needed to miss multiple day (3 or more) you might need to how you went to the doctor. This could for something like the flu, or even getting wisdom teeth removed.
- If you were going to miss longer, much more proof was needed.
For the longer duration they were concerned that employee who were sick for a week, were on vacation. In other cases we had a short term disability plan which covered your pay if you had to miss more than a week, or were admitted to a hospital. The paperwork for the short term disability was not trivial. The doctor need to provide a signed form with diagnoses, procedure information, dates and estimated time to return to work. The company had a medical staff to review the paperwork, before they would authorize payment for the missed days.
I am not saying your company does this, but they likely have some procedures in place to avoid fraudulent use of medical leave. HR will know. You should approach them early, the paperwork is much easier to process when you are not trying to do so while recovering from the surgery.
answered Nov 19 '14 at 11:27
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How can I find out if this is acceptable? It seems like people might
think that I am abusing medical leave for annual leave/holiday. I want
to avoid this impression.
Clearly you need to discuss your plan with HR.
They are experts on the benefits your company offers, corporate policies, what is permitted and what is not.
You can also discuss your concerns about the impression this might give to others in your company. Most HR reps are trained in dealing with this sort of thing and can give you advice on how to deal with your situation appropriately.
If you are concerned how this might come across to your manager, HR can also help you with that.
answered Nov 19 '14 at 11:12
Joe Strazzere
223k106657924
suggest improvements |Â
up vote
6
down vote
How can I find out if this is acceptable? It seems like people might
think that I am abusing medical leave for annual leave/holiday. I want
to avoid this impression.
Clearly you need to discuss your plan with HR.
They are experts on the benefits your company offers, corporate policies, what is permitted and what is not.
You can also discuss your concerns about the impression this might give to others in your company. Most HR reps are trained in dealing with this sort of thing and can give you advice on how to deal with your situation appropriately.
If you are concerned how this might come across to your manager, HR can also help you with that.
answered Nov 19 '14 at 11:12
Joe Strazzere
223k106657924
suggest improvements |Â
up vote
6
down vote
up vote
6
down vote
How can I find out if this is acceptable? It seems like people might
think that I am abusing medical leave for annual leave/holiday. I want
to avoid this impression.
Clearly you need to discuss your plan with HR.
They are experts on the benefits your company offers, corporate policies, what is permitted and what is not.
You can also discuss your concerns about the impression this might give to others in your company. Most HR reps are trained in dealing with this sort of thing and can give you advice on how to deal with your situation appropriately.
If you are concerned how this might come across to your manager, HR can also help you with that.
answered Nov 19 '14 at 11:12
Joe Strazzere
223k106657924
How can I find out if this is acceptable? It seems like people might
think that I am abusing medical leave for annual leave/holiday. I want
to avoid this impression.
Clearly you need to discuss your plan with HR.
They are experts on the benefits your company offers, corporate policies, what is permitted and what is not.
You can also discuss your concerns about the impression this might give to others in your company. Most HR reps are trained in dealing with this sort of thing and can give you advice on how to deal with your situation appropriately.
If you are concerned how this might come across to your manager, HR can also help you with that.
answered Nov 19 '14 at 11:12
Joe Strazzere
223k106657924
edited Nov 19 '14 at 11:57
answered Nov 19 '14 at 11:12
Joe Strazzere
223k106657924
answered Nov 19 '14 at 11:12
Joe Strazzere
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answered Nov 19 '14 at 11:12
Joe Strazzere
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223k106657924
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suggest improvements |Â
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Every company I have worked for has had policies on home medical leave is used.
- If you needed to miss a few hours (Dentist, Annual Physical...) no proof was needed.
- If you need to miss a day (Illness) you didn't need any proof.
- Needed to miss multiple day (3 or more) you might need to how you went to the doctor. This could for something like the flu, or even getting wisdom teeth removed.
- If you were going to miss longer, much more proof was needed.
For the longer duration they were concerned that employee who were sick for a week, were on vacation. In other cases we had a short term disability plan which covered your pay if you had to miss more than a week, or were admitted to a hospital. The paperwork for the short term disability was not trivial. The doctor need to provide a signed form with diagnoses, procedure information, dates and estimated time to return to work. The company had a medical staff to review the paperwork, before they would authorize payment for the missed days.
I am not saying your company does this, but they likely have some procedures in place to avoid fraudulent use of medical leave. HR will know. You should approach them early, the paperwork is much easier to process when you are not trying to do so while recovering from the surgery.
answered Nov 19 '14 at 11:27
mhoran_psprep
40.3k462144
suggest improvements |Â
up vote
4
down vote
Every company I have worked for has had policies on home medical leave is used.
- If you needed to miss a few hours (Dentist, Annual Physical...) no proof was needed.
- If you need to miss a day (Illness) you didn't need any proof.
- Needed to miss multiple day (3 or more) you might need to how you went to the doctor. This could for something like the flu, or even getting wisdom teeth removed.
- If you were going to miss longer, much more proof was needed.
For the longer duration they were concerned that employee who were sick for a week, were on vacation. In other cases we had a short term disability plan which covered your pay if you had to miss more than a week, or were admitted to a hospital. The paperwork for the short term disability was not trivial. The doctor need to provide a signed form with diagnoses, procedure information, dates and estimated time to return to work. The company had a medical staff to review the paperwork, before they would authorize payment for the missed days.
I am not saying your company does this, but they likely have some procedures in place to avoid fraudulent use of medical leave. HR will know. You should approach them early, the paperwork is much easier to process when you are not trying to do so while recovering from the surgery.
answered Nov 19 '14 at 11:27
mhoran_psprep
40.3k462144
suggest improvements |Â
up vote
4
down vote
up vote
4
down vote
Every company I have worked for has had policies on home medical leave is used.
- If you needed to miss a few hours (Dentist, Annual Physical...) no proof was needed.
- If you need to miss a day (Illness) you didn't need any proof.
- Needed to miss multiple day (3 or more) you might need to how you went to the doctor. This could for something like the flu, or even getting wisdom teeth removed.
- If you were going to miss longer, much more proof was needed.
For the longer duration they were concerned that employee who were sick for a week, were on vacation. In other cases we had a short term disability plan which covered your pay if you had to miss more than a week, or were admitted to a hospital. The paperwork for the short term disability was not trivial. The doctor need to provide a signed form with diagnoses, procedure information, dates and estimated time to return to work. The company had a medical staff to review the paperwork, before they would authorize payment for the missed days.
I am not saying your company does this, but they likely have some procedures in place to avoid fraudulent use of medical leave. HR will know. You should approach them early, the paperwork is much easier to process when you are not trying to do so while recovering from the surgery.
answered Nov 19 '14 at 11:27
mhoran_psprep
40.3k462144
Every company I have worked for has had policies on home medical leave is used.
- If you needed to miss a few hours (Dentist, Annual Physical...) no proof was needed.
- If you need to miss a day (Illness) you didn't need any proof.
- Needed to miss multiple day (3 or more) you might need to how you went to the doctor. This could for something like the flu, or even getting wisdom teeth removed.
- If you were going to miss longer, much more proof was needed.
For the longer duration they were concerned that employee who were sick for a week, were on vacation. In other cases we had a short term disability plan which covered your pay if you had to miss more than a week, or were admitted to a hospital. The paperwork for the short term disability was not trivial. The doctor need to provide a signed form with diagnoses, procedure information, dates and estimated time to return to work. The company had a medical staff to review the paperwork, before they would authorize payment for the missed days.
I am not saying your company does this, but they likely have some procedures in place to avoid fraudulent use of medical leave. HR will know. You should approach them early, the paperwork is much easier to process when you are not trying to do so while recovering from the surgery.
answered Nov 19 '14 at 11:27
mhoran_psprep
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answered Nov 19 '14 at 11:27
mhoran_psprep
40.3k462144
answered Nov 19 '14 at 11:27
mhoran_psprep
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answered Nov 19 '14 at 11:27
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Ask HR. Having said that, I don't think that you are abusing medical leave but the only opinion that counts is HR's.
– Vietnhi Phuvan
Nov 19 '14 at 0:43
Hi rcs, I modified this to be a bit more on topic here. Let me know if this modified your intent too much and if so feel free to edit it to clarify. Thanks!
– Elysian Fields♦
Nov 19 '14 at 3:58
2
Buddy take paid leave in combo with medical leave and get your surgery done.You can show your documents when you come back...no point enduring illness just for what people might think ..are you from india?
– amar
Nov 19 '14 at 5:28
@VietnhiPhuvan: Yeah I'll definitely ask HR first before taking the leave. Just want to know if there are other people ever encounter this kind of situation before.
– rcs
Nov 22 '14 at 0:01
@amar: I'm not from India, why are you asking that?
– rcs
Nov 22 '14 at 0:02