I had to fire an employee last week.

He thought that he could use paid sick leave like an extra holiday and get away with it.Checking his attendance record showed this clearly.Taking time off so he.can look after his sick dog was one reason he gave for paid sick leave.Gaming the system to try and escape write ups too.He tried it once too often.He was a long term employee and a senior manager which is why it became my responsibility to deal with him.I terminated his employment.

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Frostcloud · F

meanwhile i tell my employees to use their sick time for their mental health 💀 that's their hours. if they accumulate points due to absences is one thing.. but i used to schedule days off for them so they can use their sick time while they hang out with their dog or go to the beach lol

tallpowerhouseblonde · 36-40, F

@Frostcloud Sick time is for when employees are sick.Mental health, stress can be counted as sick.Here in England we have a number of holiday per annum that can be booked for paid time off.

Notladylike

You don’t have fair work laws there? Surely if he had the hours available to take he’s allowed to take them.

tallpowerhouseblonde · 36-40, F

@Notladylike We have better employment laws than the U.S.
He could have used holidays.The point is that he chose to use sick leave when he was not sick.Some will do this to get extra time off work and be paid for it,while others have to work harder doing what he should have been doing.

Confined · 56-60, M

We can take off any time for any reason as long as we have time available. Vacation, PTO or unpaid time.

tallpowerhouseblonde · 36-40, F

@Confined We have holidays which is the same as vacation and provided we don't end up short handed it is anytime we want although advance notice is best.

Unlearn · 41-45, M

You seem rather short on empathy, wouldn’t you agree?

tallpowerhouseblonde · 36-40, F

@Unlearn No.He made a habit of it for years.Everone else had to work harder because he was on sick leave.That is unfair to others.

Londonguy23 · M

@Unlearn it not about Empathy. People cna self cetify for upto 7 days and even the Doctors will just issue a sick note therafter without examining a person. Ive had people signed off for 6 months and avoid any meetings but continously get paid. They know how to play the system unfortunately.
On the flip side, we do send people home when unwell and pay them full pay.

tallpowerhouseblonde · 36-40, F

@Londonguy23 You understand perfectly how things work.

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