DISCIPLINING EMPLOYEES WHO ARE ON SICK LEAVE

by | Oct 1, 2013 | 2 comments

Just before she has to attend a disciplinary hearing, your employee submits a medical certificate stating that she is unable to attend the hearing because of some undisclosed illness. What should you do?

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2 Comments

  1. Very informative and helpful. Thanks

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  2. This is really a good advise to employees, outside there who normally fake sick,for the sake of avoiding a Disciplinary hearings, this measures are recommended everywhere in a Workplace, but some laymen employees does not understand the rules.I think something must be done to workshop employees to know the rules, because they cannot run away with the truth.

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