Hello all, hoping to get some advice for a non Redditor friend.
My friend Sarah’s parents are both elderly and have both had health issues for the last few months, including major surgery. Initially she was managing to work whilst all of this was going on (although she had to leave a couple of times due to emergencies), but 3 weeks ago she was signed off for a month by her GP. Her mum is not yet out of the woods and Sarah’s got a meeting next week with HR which she’s been told is for “support”. She’s not particularly worried, but doesn’t yet feel ready to return to work and is going to ask the GP for a further 2 weeks off to allow her time for her mum to return home from hospital and get adjusted to being back at home. Her dad requires round the clock care which previously was being provided by her mum, but she will now be unable to do this. Sarah and her family are liaising with the necessary organisations to get everything in place and she and her family are going to split caring between them. Sarah said she feels like she’s taking the piss needing more time off work but it’s clear she’s been very stressed and worried about her parents and she needs some time off not just to help them, but also to give herself a break. Can anyone share any good advice for her or anything she should say/be aware of for the upcoming meeting?
Thanks in advance