Fellow LYN HR specialist, I ask of your kind advice.

My wife just had her tonsil removal. She has been warded for two days and discharged. Doctor has given her recovery period for 8 days. The document given to us is called sick certificate which written date to date of patience being unfit to work.

My wife works in customer service, IT support. With her tonsil removed, she could barely eat, let alone talk.

Her superior has labeled her recovery period leave to be under MC which I find it absurd. According to her HR, as long as she is not in ward, it cannot be categorized under hospitalization leave.

We have spoken to our doctor and he has verified that this recovery period is apart of hospitalization leave.
Spoken to some HR buddies and was told it's usually under hospitalization leave according to labor law.

Her team is lacking of manpower and I know her superior is pulling this move on purpose. With this, her MC entitlement left are only 1 day for the year of 2016! (she has taken a few days sick leave which result to tonsil removal)

Is out-patient, discharged from ward for recovery considered Hospitalization leave or MC?

If it indeed should be under hospitalization, what documents other than sick certificate can I provide to convince the HR otherwise?

its a MNC, if it matters.

Pls help!

Sick Certificate Attached below:

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I've checked with few friends who had tonsil removal surgery as well. All under hospitalization.

Updated with photo of sick certificate. Is this sufficient to prove them wrong?