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Suspended from Work - Advice please....

ms_london
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  • SarEl
    SarEl Posts: 5,683 Forumite
    I don't think anyone can tell you with 100% certainty that you can't loose your job over this, but I do think it is unlikely - although you could very well get a disciplinary warning. It was somewhat foolish, no matter how bad you felt, to fail to phone in - you had spoken to the boss and he had asked you whether you would be in the next day, so if you didn't know then, you should have let someone know subsequently. I don't know the in's and out's of why you are unwell, or why you had agjustments or why they weren't followed through, so it's hard to comment on the context, but whatever the rights and wrongs here, you also have some responsibilities, and one of those is to keep your employer informed as to your whereabouts if you are not going to work. I would suggest that you apologise, and if you aren't coping, ask for help.
  • ms_london
    ms_london Posts: 2,852 Forumite
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    edited 1 August 2010 at 2:29PM
    Please delete post. Thank you.
  • Vader123
    Vader123 Posts: 1,104 Forumite
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    SarEl wrote: »
    I don't think anyone can tell you with 100% certainty that you can't loose your job over this, but I do think it is unlikely - although you could very well get a disciplinary warning. It was somewhat foolish, no matter how bad you felt, to fail to phone in - you had spoken to the boss and he had asked you whether you would be in the next day, so if you didn't know then, you should have let someone know subsequently. I don't know the in's and out's of why you are unwell, or why you had agjustments or why they weren't followed through, so it's hard to comment on the context, but whatever the rights and wrongs here, you also have some responsibilities, and one of those is to keep your employer informed as to your whereabouts if you are not going to work. I would suggest that you apologise, and if you aren't coping, ask for help.

    Hey SarEl, next time can you quote the original post?

    That helps to keep the posts in order and can help others.

    Vader
  • Googlewhacker
    Googlewhacker Posts: 3,887 Forumite
    Yeah, I got the jist but it could help other people if the post was left in tact
    The Googlewhacker referance is to Dave Gorman and not to my opinion of the search engine!

    If I give you advice it is only a view and always always take professional advice before acting!!!

    4 people on the ignore list....Bliss!
  • SarEl
    SarEl Posts: 5,683 Forumite
    Vader123 wrote: »
    Hey SarEl, next time can you quote the original post?

    That helps to keep the posts in order and can help others.

    Vader

    I would have done if I had realised that the OP wasn't going to leave it there ! It was in order when I replied!
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