Comments on: Managing Staff Illness http://www.simpleandloveable.com/managing-staff-illness How to make Simple and Loveable businesses Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:19:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Julie http://www.simpleandloveable.com/managing-staff-illness/comment-page-1#comment-4152 Julie Sat, 02 Aug 2008 00:45:11 +0000 http://www.simpleandloveable.com/managing-staff-illness#comment-4152 Phew, I was hoping you would comment back that it was a joke :-) Phew, I was hoping you would comment back that it was a joke :-)

]]> By: Nat http://www.simpleandloveable.com/managing-staff-illness/comment-page-1#comment-4145 Nat Tue, 29 Jul 2008 20:47:06 +0000 http://www.simpleandloveable.com/managing-staff-illness#comment-4145 Ha ha, I have met Rod a couple of times and suspect this was a joke. I don't think anyone in their right mind would try to enforce this, let alone someone like Rod (who is actually quite a nice guy). However, on the other hand, it is kind of funny to think that when you go to the doctor, you wind up paying a fortune for 15b minutes, and since you are indeed paying them for their time, why not try to flog your products on them? Ha ha, I have met Rod a couple of times and suspect this was a joke. I don’t think anyone in their right mind would try to enforce this, let alone someone like Rod (who is actually quite a nice guy).

However, on the other hand, it is kind of funny to think that when you go to the doctor, you wind up paying a fortune for 15b minutes, and since you are indeed paying them for their time, why not try to flog your products on them?

]]> By: Julie http://www.simpleandloveable.com/managing-staff-illness/comment-page-1#comment-4144 Julie Tue, 29 Jul 2008 05:22:21 +0000 http://www.simpleandloveable.com/managing-staff-illness#comment-4144 It may have some plusses but it's not very legal, in terms of the rights of workers to take sick leave, eg not having to provide a medical certificate until you've been off work for three consecutive days (more in some unionised workplaces), etc... If he's expecting them to effectively do work while they are at the doctor then perhaps he could not dock their sick leave! It may have some plusses but it’s not very legal, in terms of the rights of workers to take sick leave, eg not having to provide a medical certificate until you’ve been off work for three consecutive days (more in some unionised workplaces), etc… If he’s expecting them to effectively do work while they are at the doctor then perhaps he could not dock their sick leave!

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