- Jul 29, 2014
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Anyone out there that owns their own business or has in the past, with payroll employee's or perhaps maybe a legal background like @Alumni Guy or @AlexDaGator perhaps? We have an ongoing issue with 2 employee's in particular and one especially that always seem to come up with an excuse to be off whenever the other employee ask for time off or has it on the schedule.
It really can't be for lack of vacation time as we offer 2-4 weeks paid vacation depending on tenure. Of course the occasional emergency pops up for anyone but this pattern is just too orchestrated to be a coincidence. It has been going on for probably 5-6 years and is clearly noticeble even by other members of the staff.
My question is what is legal for an employer to demand as verification(it always seems to be a death or sickness so we would have to be careful how to approach the situation)....I probably shouldn't mention this but both are women and older so it kind of appears to be a jealousy thing as the 2 of them have gone at each other several times in the past. We have a very easy going and courteous staff including several members of the family and everyone looks out for one another other than these two.
Any suggestions or advice? What is permissible to ask or demand as verification. This has got to end as there may be sweeping changes in the near to itermediate with the business.
It really can't be for lack of vacation time as we offer 2-4 weeks paid vacation depending on tenure. Of course the occasional emergency pops up for anyone but this pattern is just too orchestrated to be a coincidence. It has been going on for probably 5-6 years and is clearly noticeble even by other members of the staff.
My question is what is legal for an employer to demand as verification(it always seems to be a death or sickness so we would have to be careful how to approach the situation)....I probably shouldn't mention this but both are women and older so it kind of appears to be a jealousy thing as the 2 of them have gone at each other several times in the past. We have a very easy going and courteous staff including several members of the family and everyone looks out for one another other than these two.
Any suggestions or advice? What is permissible to ask or demand as verification. This has got to end as there may be sweeping changes in the near to itermediate with the business.