Hospital appointments...

[Starlight84]

It’s been a while so I’m sorry if this is a silly question! My dating scan is at 10.40 and I’ll need to leave work at 9.45 to allow getting there and parked up. Now am I paid from when I leave at 9.45 or 10.40 when the appointment is? I seem to think years ago I was just paid for the whole thing! Xx

The whole thing usually. I’ve never known them deduct time for travel, as long as it’s reasonable.

What does your policy say?
You should be allowed ‘reasonable time’ for appointments if I recall the wording correctly, travel there should be part of ‘reasonable’ but it may vary.

It's the appt only in my work, travel time doesn't count toward working time.

Acas says 'reasonable travel time' paid:

m.acas.org.uk/index.aspx?articleid=5343

At my work it's travel time and the appointment, make sure you read your policy.

Basically implies if the appointment is say an hour but are gone 3 then unless there’s proof your appointment over ran you would only be paid accordingly so I’m guessing in the past people have taken the mic! Takes me 40 mins to get to the hospital! And obviously that back then however long my scan is. Xx

At my place it’s whatever time it takes. I had a consultant appointment last week at 12 weeks and it took three hours total, plus an hour travel either side, and work didn’t bat an eyelid. It’d be pretty shit of them to nickel and dime you over an hour or two’s pay and I’d argue it’s sex discrimination as no man will ever have their pay docked for pregnancy related hospital appointments, you can’t exactly control how long it takes to travel or how long you’re there for!

Exactly. I’m assuming it’s the whole lot! It’s my only appointment so far in work hours as I’m term time only and my booking appointment fell in may half term and my 15 week one falls in summer hols xx