- Messages
- 647
- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
- Treatment type
- Pump
I've just started the process of getting a pump.
Mentioned it to my official line manager, sounding him out about getting the time off for training sessions, explaining I'd have little influence over the timing, etc. At that stage, I didn't know how the training and early monitoring would be done, eg a full or half day training, another half day on starting live pumping, etc.
He said it could go down as sickness or I could use annual leave.
More than 2 bouts of sickness in a year and you're in trouble, so I don't want starting the pump to count against me. I've just started my contract and discussed that I was getting a pump with the Occ Health nurse before I was appointed. There haven't been any problems while I've worked there through an agency, my immediate supervisor is fine about it and knows I don't usually have bad hypos (obviously there's more risk of this when I start pumping).
I've clarified with the DSN that it'll be a 2-hr info/decision session, then 1.5-2hrs training, then 1-1.5 hr weekly reviews for the first few weeks of pumping. No full or half days absence required unless I hit trouble.
I feel it's a bit rough to make me use annual leave or make up the time for these sessions. Don't think sick leave is even an option if its 1-2 hours at a time, but it may add up to more than a day. Occ Health say its at the manager's discretion. I feel its the new boss trying to crack down, but where do I stand, bearing in mind it's treatment for a chronic condition covered by DDA which I had before appointment? How did others account for any time out when they started pumping?
Mentioned it to my official line manager, sounding him out about getting the time off for training sessions, explaining I'd have little influence over the timing, etc. At that stage, I didn't know how the training and early monitoring would be done, eg a full or half day training, another half day on starting live pumping, etc.
He said it could go down as sickness or I could use annual leave.
More than 2 bouts of sickness in a year and you're in trouble, so I don't want starting the pump to count against me. I've just started my contract and discussed that I was getting a pump with the Occ Health nurse before I was appointed. There haven't been any problems while I've worked there through an agency, my immediate supervisor is fine about it and knows I don't usually have bad hypos (obviously there's more risk of this when I start pumping).
I've clarified with the DSN that it'll be a 2-hr info/decision session, then 1.5-2hrs training, then 1-1.5 hr weekly reviews for the first few weeks of pumping. No full or half days absence required unless I hit trouble.
I feel it's a bit rough to make me use annual leave or make up the time for these sessions. Don't think sick leave is even an option if its 1-2 hours at a time, but it may add up to more than a day. Occ Health say its at the manager's discretion. I feel its the new boss trying to crack down, but where do I stand, bearing in mind it's treatment for a chronic condition covered by DDA which I had before appointment? How did others account for any time out when they started pumping?
