Absence calculation on weekends only

[yanggl]

Hi Guys,

A question about the absences that are only on weekends. If my partner and child live in EU and I go to visit them every (or most) weekends, is this going to breach the allowed absence regulation?

The total absences within a consecutive 12 months would still < 180 days. But the absence in weekend could not be justified as paid leave I suppose, and I feel it might be difficult also to justify every (or most) weekends' family union as a compelling or serious reason?

Any help will be much appreciated.

Best Regards

[yanggl]

Hi, anyone has any idea about this?

[Ayyubi72]

There is no exception for weekends not to be counted as absence.

However the day you depart and day you come back are not counted as absence.

eg:

Depart 5th - Arrive back 6th = zero days absence

Depart 5th - Arrive back 7th = 1 day absence

Depart 5th - Arrive back 8th = 2 days' absence

and so on.....

[yanggl]

There is no exception for weekends not to be counted as absence.

However the day you depart and day you come back are not counted as absence.

eg:

Depart 5th - Arrive back 6th = zero days absence

Depart 5th - Arrive back 7th = 1 day absence

Depart 5th - Arrive back 8th = 2 days' absence

and so on.....

Thanks for the nice suggestion, so I just need to leave at Saturday early morning and come back before Sunday midnight, doable.

If zero days are there for an absence period, do I need to fill it in the absence sheet at all? Consider there will be UK inbound stamps and EU countries' inbound/outbound stamps on my passport.

[Ayyubi72]

Yes, fill the details even when effective absences are for zero days.