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Although I don't know which country Avi is from, I'll tell you about Portugal.
Overall, you can't be fired - you'll go on a medical leave of absence and you receive about half your paycheck (this can be more depending on circumstances). In certain cases you also get free medical treatment (although you pay for bought medication at a reduced price, you don't pay for anything else, medication or other service, provided by doctors in public hospitals). Your case needs to be regularly assessed to see if you are fit to return to work - then your company has to accept you back and, if needed, find ways to help you do your work in case of some remaining disabilities. It's not perfect though, a few years back a primary school teacher undergoing chemo was deemed fit for work although she had throat cancer - there was a lot of backlash but it still took months before anything was done about it. |
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Thank you, Teresa. I always like to learn how things are done in other countries. A person can learn a lot by looking at other systems of anything and see what works and what doesn't. I just wish the US wasn't so full of itself and would look at and learn how other countries do things. Btw, the US is my country and I do vote so I can complain about its many fails. LOL |
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I should point out that every company in the US isn't awful when it comes to handling extended illness in its employees. While I was on dialysis for almost 8 years I had to miss work a half day every Tuesday and Thursday plus I had a lot of doctor's appointments and my energy level and concentration level wasn't always great but my employer stuck by me.
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Australia is pretty great in this regard. We get leave and sick leave entitlement and in my experience that generally goes unquestioned. Doctors can provide sick certificates.
I personally just got diagnosed with cancer on Saturday. By cob Thursday the cancer will be removed. My employer has been fantastic so far and not questioned my work commitment at all. They basically shooed me out of the building and told me to stop worrying about anything to do with them. If you are in your 30s please get your nuts inspected... I'm really quite surprised at how not unhealthy I feel given what has been found. I wouldn't have noticed it or found it without the doctor. Yay.... Realm Works - Community Links Realm Work and Hero Lab Videos Ream Works Facebook User Group CC3+ Facebook User Group D&D 5e Community Pack - Contributor General Hero Lab Support & Community Resources D&D 5e Community Pack - Install Instructions / D&D 5e Community Pack - Log Fault / D&D 5e Community Pack - Editor Knowledge Base Obsidian Obsidian TTRPG Tutorials Last edited by daplunk; October 23rd, 2018 at 10:14 AM. |
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I've had ultra sounds and ct scans and its looking like we caught it early. Waiting for bloods to come back though and won't really find out the next steps until post op.
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I'm sorry to hear that - all the best of luck! Because luck is important to help doctors get you back in shape in these cases.
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Josh, so sorry to hear about your illness! I’m amazingly glad that it’s been found early, and I wish you all the best for your prognosis, treatment, and recovery. Look after yourself.
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