There comes a time when you go with your gut feel about an employee and you know what, you are virtually always right, rarely do you get it wrong. It's a "is he/she worth the effort, or should we just get rid and find someone else" and usually in such circumstances it's the latter.
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There comes a time when you go with your gut feel about an employee and you know what, you are virtually always right, rarely do you get it wrong. It's a "is he/she worth the effort, or should we just get rid and find someone else" and usually in such circumstances it's the latter.
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He messed up, it's written in my contract what's expected during a sick day but if I'd had an interview I think I'd have tried this too.
I feel his pain, I was just under investigation for gross misconduct at work recently and it's insanely stressful.
I feel his pain, I was just under investigation for gross misconduct at work recently and it's insanely stressful.
with Housey on this one
Given its a week off rather than a morning/afternoon for an "appointment" of any sort makes it far more coincidental.
Suppose you have to look at several things, nature of the sickness, when during the week was the interview, did he go back to work further to it etc
Given its a week off rather than a morning/afternoon for an "appointment" of any sort makes it far more coincidental.
Suppose you have to look at several things, nature of the sickness, when during the week was the interview, did he go back to work further to it etc
yup, with Housey too - if you're so ill that you need a whole week off then going to an interview is taking the **** massively
just have a sudden need for a 'doctor's appointment' and so you need to book a last minute half day off then you don't have any explanation to give them if you squeezed in an interview too - what you do on your half day off is your own business and there is nothing to say you couldn't have gone to the doctors and squeezed in an interview too
or just squeeze your interviews into extended lunch breaks or early morning/early evening slots - plenty of employers are understanding of the fact it isn't always easy to interview elsewhere while working
just have a sudden need for a 'doctor's appointment' and so you need to book a last minute half day off then you don't have any explanation to give them if you squeezed in an interview too - what you do on your half day off is your own business and there is nothing to say you couldn't have gone to the doctors and squeezed in an interview too
or just squeeze your interviews into extended lunch breaks or early morning/early evening slots - plenty of employers are understanding of the fact it isn't always easy to interview elsewhere while working
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A couple that worked at my workplace (X company) took a sickie recently.
They went to another place for an interview during this time off. During the interview, they told the interviewer that they were (at the time) working for X company. The interviewer mentioned to his wife that he'd had a couple from X company in for an interview. His wife is our (X company's) HR manager. She checked and saw that they were off 'sick', called a meeting with them and had them escorted off the premises.
Bang to rights, just like the OP's mate.
They went to another place for an interview during this time off. During the interview, they told the interviewer that they were (at the time) working for X company. The interviewer mentioned to his wife that he'd had a couple from X company in for an interview. His wife is our (X company's) HR manager. She checked and saw that they were off 'sick', called a meeting with them and had them escorted off the premises.
Bang to rights, just like the OP's mate.
I think it depends on what the job is - if it's physical work and he's been signed off for a week due to having a dodgy arm or whatever then perhaps fair enough - although it's a bit rich to go and attend an interview when you're being paid to rest by your current employer so you can get back to work sooner.
If it was more of a sickness then presumably you wouldn't want to sit in an interview looking and feeling like crap as it doesn't present a great picture. The only way this makes sense would be if your friend recovered sooner than expected. I can't really blame them for not staying off work for the amount of time they'd been signed off for, but to attend a job interview is really poor judgement.
If it was more of a sickness then presumably you wouldn't want to sit in an interview looking and feeling like crap as it doesn't present a great picture. The only way this makes sense would be if your friend recovered sooner than expected. I can't really blame them for not staying off work for the amount of time they'd been signed off for, but to attend a job interview is really poor judgement.
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sorry but attending an interview doesn't mean you are good for work:
- Doctor has a cold, unable to work because of health and safety
- Doctor has telephone interview / 1:1 in office 5 minutes away
by your logic, because he went to an interview, he should take his cold to a hospital, potentially infecting critically ill patients.
On a separate note, it could have been the recruiter who informed the current employer, I had accepted a job offer while in work, literally after the call, he called my employer and told them.
- Doctor has a cold, unable to work because of health and safety
- Doctor has telephone interview / 1:1 in office 5 minutes away
by your logic, because he went to an interview, he should take his cold to a hospital, potentially infecting critically ill patients.
On a separate note, it could have been the recruiter who informed the current employer, I had accepted a job offer while in work, literally after the call, he called my employer and told them.
in their mistaken eyes maybe
lad i work with had an accident at work and while on the sick they decided because he was seen cleaning his car (the person reporting this even took photos
) he was well enough for work. they cancelled his sick pay and tried to get rid. he got compensation and still works with us...
if he had been there 2 years and was permanent it would be very difficult for his employer to prove that he was fit for work. even if he was.
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yep, good job I always look on the bright side of life *whistles*
lad i work with had an accident at work and while on the sick they decided because he was seen cleaning his car (the person reporting this even took photos
That is unbelievably petty. I hope the person reporting it gets regular abuse for it.
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That's outrageous. Surely only you have the right to tell your employer you're leaving as nothing is official until you've handed in your notice in writing/signed the new employment contract, regardless of what's been said in a phone call?
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yeah, he didn't seem to fussed about that, and I was too shocked to deny it when they asked me after speaking to him (small open plan office, everyone heard and seen it)
off topic though