Soldato
Exactly. Remember employers have a duty of care to their employees (the sick ones and those around them).
the colleague who left was given every possible opportunity to improve, change roles within the firm, work for different people. Nothing worked and (realistically in this instance) they were actually taking the **** and milking the system. It would be completely wrong for the firm to allow this employee to constantly rotate through stress related sickness absence.
I think we should have a statutory and fair amount of sick pay for every employee - say 5 days a year at full pay. Anything more should be covered by enhanced benefits where the employer chooses or SSP. Generous sick pay has created an environment where people take the **** and do not take responsibility for their actions.
Honestly this has more to do with poor management not being able to identify and take the proper steps to sack this person. Employers have many options including home visits etc.
It just seems like most places have bad policy.
Managing them out is pathetic, i get that you feel its warranted in this situation but like i said, if they are willing to manage out someone for this how do you know they have not managed people out for far less?
It's dangerous and when a company starts doing this sort of shady **** its never a good thing, everyone will suffer.
I mean let us call it what it ******* is, constructive dismissal.