We have an employee who has been with the company for nearly 4 years but he is causing us a problem!
Since the 1st of July he has only worked 11 days for us and keeps having time off sick, at the moment he is still off since and has informed us that he will not be in for the rest of the month, he has failed to produce a sick note although we have written to him asking for a medical report from his doctor so that we know where we stand and also how long his doctor thinks he will be off work for. The reply we got was that he will not give permission for a medical report from his doctor and refuses to give us a sick note from his doctor. All we have is his word that he is actually sick so as far as the company is concerned he is now on unpaid unauthorised leave. I am also not going to pay him any sick pay but will inform him in writing of this.
Can you tell me if this is grounds for misconduct as this is now affecting the business?
Tina Jeffery
