A person works for a major corporation. This person begins to have health problems (not been there long enuff for FMLA). Due to illness' this person misses work, there have been times that it was because they were in the hosp, so vacation, etc were not an option. This person racks up attendance points (8 will get you fired). She gets to a final written warning. She ends up ill again, with note in hand she plans to go into work the following day, but is stopped by a phone call telling her that the major corporation needs to let her go, since she missed a day and was on a final written warning. (State she lives in is an "at will" state). Do you think this is fair? is she being punished for health problems?
2007-01-11 06:11:00 · 2 answers · asked by LoverOfQT 5 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
No, its not fair. Tell her to get a lawyer, although I am not sure ther is much to be done seeing it wasnt against the FMLA. Its not right and the system NEEDS to be changed. Contact a lawyer to see what kind of case she has.Also try posting this question in the law section of Yahoo! Answers.
Good luck.
2007-01-11 07:27:16 · answer #1 · answered by Hey girl 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Fair to whom?
The worker, not fair, life ain't fair.
The co-workers who have been picking up her slack for months? Yeah, probably pretty fair to them, now they might get a co-worker who actually does her job.
The company? Yeah, fair to them too. Now they can actually go and hire an employee who comes to work most days.
Do you think the company is being punished for hiring her?
Is she ill with a "protected" disease? Try social security adminstration and find out.
Sorry though, I'm with the company on this one. Jobs are not welfare. You get paid in exchange for working for and making a profit for, the company. If you don't fulfill your end of the contract, why should the company have to fulfill theirs?
America is not supposed to be a SOCIALIST country. But there sure are a lot of bleeding hearts who think it should be. And I for one, am sick to death of working my butt off to pay for others to not work and/or to get paid for the rest of their lives off my back.
2007-01-11 16:39:09 · answer #2 · answered by Gem 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋