Employee Emergencies
Friday (1-24) employee had to leave because their loved one was being admitted to the hospital because of illness and they stayed all weekend and then on monday, they worked and then after work, they went back to the hospital and then complications happened and they had to take off the rest of the week to stay with their loved one and our administrator got upset because them employee had to miss work and couldn't find anyone to cover their shift for the rest of the week and the administrator stated they didn't even try to ask anyone plus the administrator is threatening to tell the employee to call the boss and tell her that they can't work. What would you do?
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Originally Posted by springvalley112: My loved husband was very sick (cancer). So, I spent all the time before and after my job with him (weekends, evenings, nights) in the hospital. |
If they have no vacation built up and this loved one is not their own minor child, they need to get their shift covered or go before and after work as mentioned before. The hospital is providing shelter and care. Surely part-time co-workers would be willing to help cover for extra hours? Most beg for them.
I live in a right to work state, so I would have been let go as soon as my vacation days were used up because of job abandonment. If I intended to keep my job, I'd go to work. If it was important enough to give up my job, I would do that. Daycare center jobs are pretty easy to come by. |
She claims that she was the only one that could stay because everyone else had responsibilities. But the administrator claims that it's because they wanted to be in control of everything and no one else gets to have a say
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Originally Posted by springvalley112: |
Idk. My first thought was that the employee notified them
She couldn’t work the rest of the week and at the end of the day, in 10 years, she’ll remember being there for that person vs choosing to stay at work. I think I would need to know more about the situation, but I’m Still leaning towards showing compassion. Ps. I am confused as to what the difference between an administrator is versus the boss. |
It's actually their grandmother
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Originally Posted by springvalley112: |
Originally Posted by springvalley112: I still see it that the employee notified her job that she had an emergency. If her grandmother passes away, she’ll be happy she was there. If the center fires her, I’d be prepared to fight it when she files for unemployment. She had an emergency and lost pay and is dealing with a difficult time and possibly will lose her grandmother. |
Her grandmother is doing fine and is home.
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Family is more important than any job for me.
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Originally Posted by Unregistered: I, as a business owner, understand and accept 1-2 days of absence because of a family emergency. But a week sitting in a hospital? What for? In my opinion, it is just an excuse for a physically and emotionally lazy person who doesn't want to go to work and doesn't make an effort to respect people who depend on him. |
Originally Posted by Unregistered: I would have found a compromise in there somewhere. My family members would have each taken a day or so and stayed in shifts. Nobody would want to risk their jobs. There would even be the possibility that this family member would need their financial support longterm. How can you be family support with no income? Again, if it were my minor child, the world stops and I live off my emergency fund and lean on my support circle. I have seen me do it. You deal with the consequences as it comes, then. :ouch: But, if this was an adult I would expect they also have an emergency fund and a support circle to call on and I am one of several. The five times I have been hospitalized, I kicked everyone out to rest. They visited after work or on Sunday. |
It is very disruptive to a business when an employee has an emergency and needs time off unexpectedly. In New York State, I am required to have paid family leave coverage that the employee pays for through deductions from their paychecks. Under paid family leave, an employee can take up to 12 weeks off (and receive half their pay which is paid to them from the fund they contributed to) to care for an ill family member and their job will be protected. It would be illegal for me to fire the person while they're covered. So in this scenario, I would have no choice but to not only accommodate the employee, but also hold their job for them, if it is a valid family emergency. Sucks but its the law:(.
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Originally Posted by sahm1225: Luckily, the majority of us have no difficulty in calling our co-workers and getting coverage because they want us to cover for them when they are in similar situations. Many times co-workers will work shifts and allow the employee to keep their pay by donating their own PTO, voluntarily. That is also an option at many places, here, and very common. It falls to the employees, not the employers. If employers are on the hook for all family emergency costs, the employers simply close to go do business in other states that are more profitable. Jobs are a gift, not a right. |
Originally Posted by dolores: |
Originally Posted by Unregistered: You can take Paid Family Leave to care for a close family member with a serious health condition, including family members outside of New York State. Family members include: spouse domestic partner (including same and different gender couples; legal registration not required) child/stepchild and anyone for whom you have legal custody parent/stepparent parent-in-law grandparent grandchild |
Originally Posted by dolores: for an ex. Certification of a Serious Health Condition. (a) It is the employee’s responsibility to obtain a medical certification from a health care provider and to provide [the issuer] with the complete and sufficient certification for PFL taken due to the serious health condition of a family member. Failure to provide the certification may result in the denial of PFL benefits Also, for еру benefit you must apply for that. If you don't apply and don't officially inform your employer, you can be fired for absenteeism. It doesn't work like that: my grandparent is in a hospital and I am going to be there for so long as I think it is necessary. I do not care about my responsibility to you as to my employer. I will return to my job when I am ready for that. |
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