Hello Madhu TK,
While agreeing with your unease, I guess this has been a repeated feature of many of those who post their problems/issues in this Forum.
However, I wouldn't agree with your line "Is it that these are useless comments/advises?".
After all, all of us who take time to post our responses to active issues do so with the LARGER perspective in mind... the CURRENT issue at hand being JUST the trigger.
There would be others who see solutions in such threads later to THEIR problems... how many of us haven't received 'Appreciates' for postings that we made months/years ago [which we might not even remember that we made]? Such persons wouldn't be giving Appreciates NOW UNLESS they would have found ready-made solutions for similar issues they MIGHT be facing... even without initiating a thread?
And I am sure all of us ALSO still learn a bit from the threads we participate in. The only LOSERS would be those like this thread initiator who NEITHER respond & acknowledge NOR take note of OTHER'S time spent. From a psychology perspective, this is the surest recipe to keep making the same mistakes again & again... anyone who can't say a simple 'thank you' is bound to fall into that trap. But, I guess, that's THEIR problem.
And... this may not appeal to everyone... we are just practicing what's mentioned in the Bhagavad Gita -- "perform your acts/actions with your best without any anticipation of the fruits". WHO picks the 'fruit' of our advice/suggestions is not for US to guess or expect or desire.
Rgds,
TS
From India, Hyderabad
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1700While agreeing with your unease, I guess this has been a repeated feature of many of those who post their problems/issues in this Forum.
However, I wouldn't agree with your line "Is it that these are useless comments/advises?".
After all, all of us who take time to post our responses to active issues do so with the LARGER perspective in mind... the CURRENT issue at hand being JUST the trigger.
There would be others who see solutions in such threads later to THEIR problems... how many of us haven't received 'Appreciates' for postings that we made months/years ago [which we might not even remember that we made]? Such persons wouldn't be giving Appreciates NOW UNLESS they would have found ready-made solutions for similar issues they MIGHT be facing... even without initiating a thread?
And I am sure all of us ALSO still learn a bit from the threads we participate in. The only LOSERS would be those like this thread initiator who NEITHER respond & acknowledge NOR take note of OTHER'S time spent. From a psychology perspective, this is the surest recipe to keep making the same mistakes again & again... anyone who can't say a simple 'thank you' is bound to fall into that trap. But, I guess, that's THEIR problem.
And... this may not appeal to everyone... we are just practicing what's mentioned in the Bhagavad Gita -- "perform your acts/actions with your best without any anticipation of the fruits". WHO picks the 'fruit' of our advice/suggestions is not for US to guess or expect or desire.
Rgds,
TS
From India, Hyderabad
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As an HR Officer, I will agree with Mr. Asru J's opinion that it is better to resolve the issue through discussion rather than legal proceedings. It appears that everything was based on verbal discussion only, as there was no formal letter or leave application submitted.
What I am suggesting is to please proceed with the firm's procedures, which may vary depending on the firm's policies. The most important thing to consider is that if legal action is pursued, it may lead to disruptions. If the company decides to allow her to continue, she might feel uncomfortable working in the same environment.
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What I am suggesting is to please proceed with the firm's procedures, which may vary depending on the firm's policies. The most important thing to consider is that if legal action is pursued, it may lead to disruptions. If the company decides to allow her to continue, she might feel uncomfortable working in the same environment.
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Anuradha,
I believe nobody has suggested going legal at the first instance itself, but has only advised to get everything done in black and white. That was why I posted an application which is expected to be in the formal format. There is a significant difference between applying for leave in a formal format to the employer and representing the matter before the controlling/appropriate authority. The latter should be resorted to only when the former fails to elicit any response.
If the organization has an empowered HR person at the top of the HR department, then there would be no conversations like refusing maternity leave or asking an employee to take leave without pay. Such scenarios have occurred in many companies, and these companies remain employee-friendly organizations among many of us due to the fact that the denial of rights is not objected to by the employees.
Still, I don't know if my 30 years of experience in Personnel/Industrial/HR Management.
Madhu.T.K
From India, Kannur
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I believe nobody has suggested going legal at the first instance itself, but has only advised to get everything done in black and white. That was why I posted an application which is expected to be in the formal format. There is a significant difference between applying for leave in a formal format to the employer and representing the matter before the controlling/appropriate authority. The latter should be resorted to only when the former fails to elicit any response.
If the organization has an empowered HR person at the top of the HR department, then there would be no conversations like refusing maternity leave or asking an employee to take leave without pay. Such scenarios have occurred in many companies, and these companies remain employee-friendly organizations among many of us due to the fact that the denial of rights is not objected to by the employees.
Still, I don't know if my 30 years of experience in Personnel/Industrial/HR Management.
Madhu.T.K
From India, Kannur
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