Compassionate leave, is employer BU?

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Penguinmode · 13/07/2023 11:11

DH parent is ill in hospital and he has had to return to his home country to look after them. They are in intensive care and have been now for 3 weeks the outlook is not really know yet.

His employer has given 2 weeks paid compassionate leave and another emergency day, he also had annual leave to use so is taking this currently. They’ve now let us know that he will need to start taking unpaid leave soon. He can’t work from abroad.

WIBU here? DH thinks they should continue to pay the compassionate leave as we are going to struggle on one salary and he can’t leave his parent. But I think his employer has been pretty generous already although it’s going to leave us in a mess and I think he should think about returning home.

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PinkFootstool · 13/07/2023 11:15

The employer will have a policy on paying compassionate leave. They can't pay it indefinitely, no matter how nice or how good an employee your DH is.

He has the option to go sick with the stress of having a very ill parent and be paid that way, but given he's abroad I'm not sure how that would work for sick notes etc.

My sympathies, it's hard but what planning has he got for the next stages, whatever happens? Does he plan to be out there indefinitely at the parents bedside for the recovery phase - which will be extensive after weeks in ICU - or to manage things should the worst happen?

HundredMilesAnHour · 13/07/2023 11:15

Employer has been hugely generous already giving 2 weeks paid compassionate leave. Most companies I've worked for give 3 days max.

orangeleavesinautumn · 13/07/2023 11:13

employer has been incredibly generous, there is no way my employer would offer this

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