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[Vox_Populi]

My doctor (at a local hospital's International Clinic) told me that he wants me to have my tonsils removed and that I'll probably be unable to work for a couple of weeks due to it. When I told my boss this, he said that he would let me go rather than have me out for so long.

So my question is: Is it legal for my boss to do this? If not, to whom can I turn for legal aid? (contact information appreciated)

[ThingsComeAround]

first,
how long have you been there?

second,
do you really want to remain under your boss like that?

[wishfullthinkng]

i'm getting my tonsils removed at the beginning of may. from everything i've read on the internet about the subject, getting back to working condition takes no more than a week. my hospital is going to keep me for 2-3 days to monitor my condition and then let me free to do as i please.

you're in quite a bind though, many of the schools here have no mercy when it comes to sympathy for the ailing teacher.

[Ramen]

surely not ps.

[sirius black]

I'm assuming you're at a hogwon. If so, they really don't expect you to miss ANY days. Missing a couple weeks will cost them money. Their fee to parents is based on little Sujin being in front of a NET and they pay more for that.
I'm not saying you should go just saying no hogwon boss will want to 'lose' that kind of money via a refund back to parents.
My guess is he won't let you go. Financially its even a bigger loss if he does. Unless he has someone already in the country who can come right in, it will more costly for him to let you go. Legally, he probably can't as well.
Typically hospitals pad the time for recovery a little but bottom line is bosses have little sympathy for missing even one day of work. If you've been in this country for even a short time it should be well understood.

[thegadfly]

Tonsils are removed when they are healthy, not when they are inflamed -- if you have tonsilitis, you have to wait for it to clear up, and then a little past that to have them removed...what that means is, it is not an emergency surgery (like an appendectomy), which means that it ought to be able to be scheduled...

If you can schedule it, you should be able to schedule it just before a holiday/long weekend to recover...so you would only need a day or two off of work, rather than two weeks. if you need to show movies or do other non-talking activities during your recovery, your boss would probably prefer that to having you absent outright....

[FDNY]

Check your contract. Everyone's is different. Mine says I get five days to recover from whatever ails me. Cancer, lupus, leprosy, severe car accident...doesn't matter. Five days.

[ESL Milk "Everyday]

It could be an empty threat to try to bully you into working.
If I were you, I'd tell him you're quitting and see what happens.

The worst thing that could happen is you lose what must be a horrible job.

[ssuprnova]

[J.D.]

[wishfullthinkng]