That's our policy too. If you can get the extra time preapproved to make up the time your gone then you won't need to take PTO to cover doctors appoints. Basicly if you work 40 hours or more a week then you don't need to take time off but if you work less than 40 you need to take the extra time from PTO to make it up.

I was just talking to my manager about this last week. I was wondering how comon this is.


>Our policy is basically that you don't have to use sick leave to attend a medical or dental appointment if you can make the time up during the same pay period. The same policy applies to salary and hourly employees. It is humorous to me because I have to make up the time for a doctor's appointment but since I am salaried, they can have me work til midnight or later and not receive extra compensation for the time! I have worked late hours and on weekends to meet deadlines and still they require me to account for the hour I took to get my teeth cleaned! :o) Corporate America at its best. :o)
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