To think if your child is sick you take annual leave

[uptheauntie]

I (or my partner) have always taken annual leave if DD is sick and cannot go to nursery.

AIBU to think that if your child is sick and cannot go to preschool/nursery you should take annual leave to look after them, rather than claim you are working from home? Especially if there is no issue with you having run out of annual leave etc.

I just couldn't do my work properly whilst looking after/dealing with a sickly child.

It depends on the job, the employer, the nature of the illness, the age of the child and the attitude of the boss in question.

I work for myself so it's up to me, but personally, I'd be able to get some work done during the day and make up the rest in the evening.

If the boss is happy that work is being done from home and satisfied with the quality of that work then I don't see a problem with it at all.

Haven't read the whole thread, but the quick answer to the OP is "it depends". If child in question is small/ill enough to demand your entire attention, then fair enough, you need to book it as leave of some sort. However, if one if my school age DC is waiting out the 48 hours after vomiting or sleeping off flu, then I can get a day's work done perfectly well while they sleep / snooze in front of TV.

Agree with Stealth : it really depends on a) age of child b) how ill they are c) the job you have.

I can wfh with ill child(ren) fairly easily, so have no need to take AL or PL - and would be pretty irritated by anyone suggesting I should. But if I was a teacher/nurse/fireman/doctor/bus driver/client-based management consultant etc etc then that wouldn't be remotely feasible.

When my DDs are sick they just lie on the sofa and watch TV, so yes, I work from home. It's not a story or an excuse. DH does the same.

It depends entirely on the job, the child and the level of illness, as others have said.

I realise that not everyone has a job that can be done from home, but if you're lucky enough that you can, why wouldn't you?

If you mean you're angry because you have colleagues who claim to be working from home but actually aren't, then that's another matter altogether. But that's not what you asked.

I work from home when DC are off sick. I get a lot done too as I cut out the commute work in my PJS

OP it sounds as though you are jealous that this person has a job where they are able to work from home?

Is there more to it? I think you are drip feeding a little bit?

It depends on so many factors. DH has phoned work and told them that he is working from home before (on one occasion I was in hospital looking after one of the DC's), for him not working that day was just not possible, there were things that he needed to do (same as when it snows and all the trains are cancelled). In his situation for various reasons it is fine.

Holiday is usually used up for a small amount of holiday and the rest used for various other DC related appointments that we know about in advance. Just taking holiday wouldn't really work for all sorts of reasons.