One of the employees requested for leave; his leave was denied by his manager as some other employee in his team was already granted leave prior. This employee proceeded with the travel and submitted a medical certificate via email stating he is advised rest at outstation so he is following doctors' instruction. The employee traveled from Mumbai to Amritsar via train (he mentioned this in the mail). The medical certificate submitted was from a Homeopath without any registration number. When questioned, he submitted a document from an MD doctor in Amritsar. How can he travel such a long distance when advised rest? He resumed back and again, in two days, went on leave stating he is again advised rest. For that, he has not submitted any medical documents. The root of the concern is in the past year; he has taken several leaves all on medical grounds. Most of the time, the medical reasons are different, but the certificate whenever asked is submitted from the same Homeopath doctor. I am not against any homeopathic treatment, but the reasons mentioned are not acceptable and they are never supported by any other document than the certificate.
Please advise me with all options available to tackle this situation. In genuine cases, we have no issues in supporting employees even if it's for three to four months, but now I believe he is taking advantage of that.
Thanks and Regards,
Nisha
From India, Gurgaon
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1Please advise me with all options available to tackle this situation. In genuine cases, we have no issues in supporting employees even if it's for three to four months, but now I believe he is taking advantage of that.
Thanks and Regards,
Nisha
From India, Gurgaon
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Dear madam, If the employee is taking unauthorised leave and his work is being hampered, you can issue him a show cause notice, if these leaves are not sanctioned.
From India, Pune
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From India, Pune
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Dear Madam,
If your company policy or Standing Orders of the company have provisions, you can send him to the particular or government doctor and seek a second opinion about his sickness or illness. He doesn't seem to be interested in traveling, which may be due to his domestic reasons. You can call him and ask him for his such action with the assurance to help him if the reasons are genuine. Punishment doesn't always work.
BS Kalsi, Member since August 2011
From India, Mumbai
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If your company policy or Standing Orders of the company have provisions, you can send him to the particular or government doctor and seek a second opinion about his sickness or illness. He doesn't seem to be interested in traveling, which may be due to his domestic reasons. You can call him and ask him for his such action with the assurance to help him if the reasons are genuine. Punishment doesn't always work.
BS Kalsi, Member since August 2011
From India, Mumbai
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Leave is not a matter of right. The Leave Sanctioning Authority has the discretion to refuse leave if the situations warrant it.
If the authenticity of the medical certificate is in doubt, the employer can seek a second opinion from a doctor of standing, or even from a medical board. Similarly, if the employee is frequently on medical leave, their fitness for continuing in employment could be ascertained.
It is the norm in the government that if an employee proceeds on leave with a medical certificate, they cannot resume duty unless a fitness certificate is produced.
From India, Kochi
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If the authenticity of the medical certificate is in doubt, the employer can seek a second opinion from a doctor of standing, or even from a medical board. Similarly, if the employee is frequently on medical leave, their fitness for continuing in employment could be ascertained.
It is the norm in the government that if an employee proceeds on leave with a medical certificate, they cannot resume duty unless a fitness certificate is produced.
From India, Kochi
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