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Absolutely not. If you are out sick for a week or more, an employer will usually ask for a doctor's note to prove that you were sick, to keep in your file. Not all companies do this, but alot of them do. Having that doctor's note is proof that you were sick and being treated by him. There is no reason for them to fire you.
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If you are an "At will" employee, it may seem wrong to be fired for being ill but it is not illegal. A good explanation can be found at the link below. The following quote is an excerpt from that site so you don't even need to click to be disappointed.
If you are employed at will, your employer does not need good cause to fire you. In every state but Montana (which protects employees who have completed an initial "probationary period" from being fired without cause), employers are free to adopt at-will employment policies, and many of them have. In fact, unless your employer gives some clear indication that it will only fire employees for good cause, the law presumes that you are employed at will.
With that in mind, you really need to talk with your HR representative to find out what your company's policy is.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoIn most states in the United States unless under an employment contract, you can be fired for any reason at any time. If you are fired with cause you are inelegible for unemployment whereas if you are fired without cause you can collect unemployment.
If you have a doctors note to prove that you were sick, you were fired without cause. You should be able to collect unemployment. It might however be necesary to appeal the initial decision from the unemployment office because the company may attempt to claim that you were fired with cause.
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∙ 13y agoNot enough information about the situation is disclosed. How long were you out? What were you being treated for? What did the doctors note attest to? Etc? Etc?
Unless your employment is protected under a union contract or labor agreement your employer can apply whatever discipline they deem necessary.
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∙ 10y agoNo, the labor laws does not permit you to be sacked if you have a sick note.
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Can you get fired for calling out sick with a doctors note?
It is possible that a person could be fired even if they have a doctors note. However, it may be a case by case basis for most employers.
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You can be fired for calling sick twice within a month and a half at your new job even if you were very ill. Every company has their own policy that must be followed
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Yup
Can your employer contact you while covered with a sick note?
can a employer contact you while you are covered by a sick note
Do you return to work on the day your sick note ends or the day after?
You return to work the day after your sick note ends
What is the purpose of a self certification sick note?
There are many purposes of a self certification sick note. The purpose of a self certification sick note is to prove that one should be excused from working because they are "not fit for work".
Do you charge sick leave if somebody cares for a sick dependent?
It the UK that is known as compassionate leave, you don't get paid for it but you don't get fired either
When on suspension can you then sent in sick note?
You suspension is as long as your employer says. You cannot change it to sick leave, even if sick.
If you call in sick without a sick note can an employer ask you to come in?
Yes they can tell you that you have to come in.
What was Darren anderton's nickname at spurs?
Sick note.
Was Matt Striker a former teacher?
yes he was fired because he called in sick to go wrestle in the independants
