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Deepcove Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary
Family Leave
Is there such a term used in office as in line with 'paid leave, sick leave, unpaid leave'?
If I need to send my son to school and would like to take a day off, can I use "family leave" in the subject line of the email to my supervisor? If not, what term should i use? thanks.
If I need to send my son to school and would like to take a day off, can I use "family leave" in the subject line of the email to my supervisor? If not, what term should i use? thanks.
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Deepcove, what country? S. is when you have a family member who is ill or after the birth or adoption of a child.
- Deepcove, what country?
- S.
- is when you have a family member who is ill or after the birth or adoption of a child.
- Some companies have PTO - personal time off, which can be a combination of sick time and vacation time.
- Some have vacation seperate from sick time, and sometimes "personal" time is from the same pool of hours as sick.
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Deepcove, what country?
Family leave in the U.S. is when you have a family member who is ill or after the birth or adoption of a child. Some companies have PTO - personal time off, which can be a combination of sick time and vacation time. Some have vacation seperate from sick time, and sometimes "personal" time is from the same pool of hours as sick.
I would simply put "Day off?
Family leave in the U.S. is when you have a family member who is ill or after the birth or adoption of a child. Some companies have PTO - personal time off, which can be a combination of sick time and vacation time. Some have vacation seperate from sick time, and sometimes "personal" time is from the same pool of hours as sick.
I would simply put "Day off?
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Hi, geek.
I am right now working in China. One of the co-workers in the office wrote an email with "Family Leave" in the subject line. Another colleague think the term sounds funny and ridiculous. That's why I posted this question here.
I am right now working in China. One of the co-workers in the office wrote an email with "Family Leave" in the subject line. Another colleague think the term sounds funny and ridiculous. That's why I posted this question here.
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Well, I don't think that "family leave" is ridiculous, but it's not what you mean for your situation, I don't think.
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The email goes like this:
Subject: family leave
Dear Alex,
I will take a day off next Monday, 11 Sept, to send my son to school.
Best wishes,
Harry
So is it appropriate and politically correct to use "family leave" here?
Subject: family leave
Dear Alex,
I will take a day off next Monday, 11 Sept, to send my son to school.
Best wishes,
Harry
So is it appropriate and politically correct to use "family leave" here?
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I think I would put "Personal time off" in the subject line.
Does your company let you simply tell your supervisor that you will need to take the day? It's not common here to simply inform your boss that you will take the day. It would be more common to say something like:
I'd like to have Monday, 11 September, as a day off to take my son to school. Would that be possible? or Wou
Does your company let you simply tell your supervisor that you will need to take the day? It's not common here to simply inform your boss that you will take the day. It would be more common to say something like:
I'd like to have Monday, 11 September, as a day off to take my son to school. Would that be possible? or Wou
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I used to work for companies who have pretty lax leave standards. Now I work for a place that requires me to request any leave in writing. So I guess it all depends.
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Well if you are entitled to leave you don't normally have to tell the employer what you intend to do with the time, it's none of their business. Just say that you wish to take leave on a certain date.
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