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Sadly there is nothing legally preventing the employer from using these absences from work as a reason towards your performance reviews. Regardless of the unfortunate reasons behind these absences, they are still absences from work and an employer is legally allowed to take them into account when considering your performance or attendance levels. There are certain legal exceptions in relation to other types of absence, such as for pregnancy-related time off, like sickness or ante-natal appointments, if they are linked to a disability, or for taking emergency time off to look after dependents. However, in your case the nature of the absences would not be covered by these exceptions so if the employer wanted to use them against you they can. This is an argument from a moral point of view, legally it would be allowed. I'm sorry if this is not necessarily the answer you were hoping for, however I do have a duty to be honest and explain the law as it actually stands. This does mean delivering bad news from time to time. I hope you understand and would be happy to provide any further clarification if needed. If you are still satisfied with the level of service you have received I would be grateful if you could please take a second to leave a positive rating by selecting 3, 4 or 5 starts at the top of the page. Thank you