erico2k2:

She can take an Unpaid leave, there is provision in the law for that.

rottennaija:


The man can have the luxury of going to work while his son or daughter is sick. Because the wife will be there. But not so with the woman... It is completely different.

rottennaija:


And what will she be able to do in her office with such an emotional state? Besides, there are a big if in your statement. Nothing in the chat reveals the situation is in the US.

Besides, what is the current state of health of the child? There are so many big if in your statement which does not account for the situation in ground

webincomeplus:


I think what the boss meant was that the son is already receiving the best of care and attention, hence no need for the mother to be with him for a long stretch of time.

But all the same, it's an insensitive statement.

efembaba:
You can't have your cake and eat it. If she wants to stay with d child then she should know she is sacrificing her work simple. Why should another person suffer because u are going through personal issues. Is d boss the one responsible for the state of the child.?The way people bring emotion and sentiments into everything is highly sickening to me.

RadicallyBlunt:

I wonder o.

A worker asking permission off work on social media instead of physically appearing in office or writing a letter of request..how can her permission be considered seriously

pp802:
As painful as it may seem, the boss is right anyways!

How will she get money to pay for the hospital bills if she doesn't go to work. The son is being taking care of in the hospital. What difference will she make if she stays in the hospital with him? Is she the doc or the nurse?

I know some emotional people will support her, but hey.........how do you pay bills if you don't work?

jomoh:
Wow



Your son is in the best place he can be......on life support.

HeWrites:
A chat between a mother whose son is on life support and her boss has led to a debate on social media.

The mother sent a message to her boss explaining she couldn't come to work because her child is on life support. But the boss said that was no excuse to miss work and warned her she will be sacked if she doesn't show up to work the following day.

The chat was met with mixed reactions by social media users. Some said the boss was just being professional and it's wrong for the mother to let another person's business suffer because of her personal issue. While others said the boss was wrong to have reacted the way she did.

Read the chat below;A chat between a mother whose son is on life support and her boss has led to a debate on social media.

The mother sent a message to her boss explaining she couldn't come to work because her child is on life support. But the boss said that was no excuse to miss work and warned her she will be sacked if she doesn't show up to work the following day.

The chat was met with mixed reactions by social media users. Some said the boss was just being professional and it's wrong for the mother to let another person's business suffer because of her personal issue. While others said the boss was wrong to have reacted the way she did.

Read the chat below;

https://www.torimill.com/2018/07/read-the-shocking-chat-between-a-mom-whose-child-is-on-life-support-and-her-boss.html

pocohantas:


Then she should ask for it professionally/politely, and stop the emotional blackmail.

Sanchase:
As usual comparing UK and Nigeria talk don start, my hand no dey !!!

rottennaija:


And what will she be able to do in her office with such an emotional state? Besides, there are a big if in your statement. Nothing in the chat reveals the situation is in the US.

Besides, what is the current state of health of the child? There are so many big if in your statement which does not account for the situation in ground

dominique:
The mom actually sounded condescending and entitled. A simple apology for her continued absence from work could have melted the boss's heart. Businesses are not run on emotions, sorry to say. Her son is on life support, there's nothing she can do for him other than sitting there and watching him sleep. Why not while away time by getting some work done, it will even help clear her head a bit. This might sound cold but I'm with the boss on this one.

erico2k2:

Just out of curiosity, how long do you think is too long in the uk?
That definitely is not a Nigerian BOSS..A Nigerian BOSS would even be more passionate cos we are more family oriented. Than the WEST, Hence these Employment Laws where brought in.Some places ie civil service you get your Sick leave calculated to the amount of years spent. working

Pitokwe:
People just come here and talk trash. Well it there mb sha.

Dey say person wey drive motor with mouth no dey get accident.

Most folks here fall in the category of people that drive car with mouth.

If the woman had left the child in the hospital,and continue her work, Same folks would crucified her.

Which mother whose child is on life support will ever concentrate at work?

No multinational will ever do so .I pray God gives all good jobs.

I work in company where if your child is sick ,every one will be calling to ask how the child is doing including the GM who is white. They give u excuse duty.

The business will not crumble because one person is absent. Common

Some persons are saying the boss is being professional. Nonsense.

You work in companies that do not factor family in its policy and come here and be saying professionals. Professionals my foot.

obailala:
I'm not really sure about the statutory minimum number of sick days an employee is entitled to in the UK, but I think it's somewhere about 8 days when the employer is required by law to pay the employee his full rate; afterwards, the employer is required to pay a statutory token amount (something about £90 per week for a further 28 weeks) as long as it is proven that the employee is really ill and unfit to work. Most companies/organizations however have their own policies; I once worked with a company whose sick leave policy stated a full month of full pay, followed by a second month at half pay, after which they now fall down to the statutory £90 per week. After the expiration of the first 2 months, the fate of the employees employment then falls on the discretion of the boss/company; in other words, the employee can be dismissed if the company thinks he is a burden.

In the case of the Op, the woman isn't even the one who's ill, so even if it were in the UK, the boss has the right to ask her to return to work immediately of risk a termination.

HeWrites:
A chat between a mother whose son is on life support and her boss has led to a debate on social media.

The mother sent a message to her boss explaining she couldn't come to work because her child is on life support. But the boss said that was no excuse to miss work and warned her she will be sacked if she doesn't show up to work the following day.

The chat was met with mixed reactions by social media users. Some said the boss was just being professional and it's wrong for the mother to let another person's business suffer because of her personal issue. While others said the boss was wrong to have reacted the way she did.

Read the chat below;A chat between a mother whose son is on life support and her boss has led to a debate on social media.

The mother sent a message to her boss explaining she couldn't come to work because her child is on life support. But the boss said that was no excuse to miss work and warned her she will be sacked if she doesn't show up to work the following day.

The chat was met with mixed reactions by social media users. Some said the boss was just being professional and it's wrong for the mother to let another person's business suffer because of her personal issue. While others said the boss was wrong to have reacted the way she did.

Read the chat below;

https://www.torimill.com/2018/07/read-the-shocking-chat-between-a-mom-whose-child-is-on-life-support-and-her-boss.html

pp802:
As painful as it may seem, the boss is right anyways!

How will she get money to pay for the hospital bills if she doesn't go to work. The son is being taking care of in the hospital. What difference will she make if she stays in the hospital with him? Is she the doc or the nurse?

I know some emotional people will support her, but hey.........how do you pay bills if you don't work?

obailala:
I think the point most people are making on this thread is that the boss is within his rights to ask the woman to return to work or risk a termination. The boss may be said to be mean, but he's within his rights, business must continue. Moreover, I think the woman's tone was rather arrogant; she spoke as if it was her right and entitlement to be off work and not lose her contract.

Like you said above, may we all work with good bosses and in good companies.

erico2k2:

Im entitled to 1 year full sick pay at work
Statuary SSP one you talked about is 28 weeks, this is paid by the Government via the employer.
If one get injured during work, You are paid until you are well or the put you in a different role. In the EU, you get paid same years you have put in service.