Going to work when your sick

juansweetpotato · Post by **juansweetpotato** » Wed Jul 08, 2015 11:48 am

I was wondering what people think about taking time off when you are sick (flu, stomach infection-diarrhea etc).

What is the general consensus among Khmer on this? What are the exceptions?

In China, I keep noticing that they offer 3 to 5 days paid leave for sickness.

hanno · Post by **hanno** » Wed Jul 08, 2015 11:50 am

Depends. Hangover is not a valid excuse, contagious illnesses are. I do send staff home when they are obviously sick or the diseases are highly infectious (conjunctivitis for example).

kiwiincambodia · Post by **kiwiincambodia** » Wed Jul 08, 2015 12:06 pm

My Khmer staff seem to find any excuse to claim they are sick and need a day off.

Normally at least one a week will call in sick in the morning from anything to headaches, diarrhea or even period cramps (yes, Khmer ladies actually tell you this as why they can't come to work).

Normally they only take 1 day off so it's not much of an issue.

JBTrain · Post by **JBTrain** » Wed Jul 08, 2015 12:32 pm

kiwiincambodia wrote:My Khmer staff seem to find any excuse to claim they are sick and need a day off.

Normally at least one a week will call in sick in the morning from anything to headaches, diarrhea or even period cramps (yes, Khmer ladies actually tell you this as why they can't come to work).

Normally they only take 1 day off so it's not much of an issue.

My experience is different, my staff generally came into work sick presuming I'm guessing it would count against them at Khmer holiday time.

kiwiincambodia · Post by **kiwiincambodia** » Wed Jul 08, 2015 12:34 pm

We give all staff a set amount of sick days they can take a year. Most people use all of them.

If they need to take anything longer than 3 consecutive days off from work because of illness they must supply a doctors note.

vladimir · Post by **vladimir** » Wed Jul 08, 2015 12:51 pm

kiwiincambodia wrote:period cramps (yes, Khmer ladies actually tell you this as why they can't come to work).

Filipinas too.

I used to go to work even when I felt sick, no more, people don't appreciate it, and often you just end up infecting others.

BOFH · Post by **BOFH** » Wed Jul 08, 2015 1:09 pm

As per the labour law, employees are entitled to 15 days of paid leave. This includes weekly time off, paid holidays, sick leave, maternity leave, annual leave and notice period and special leave granted up to a maximum of seven days during any event directly affecting the worker’s immediate family. In my experience, most places are a little bit more generous and grant more than 15 days paid leave. This depends on the contract obviously. You can't be sick for 15 days and expect to have 15 extra days of paid holiday.

vladimir · Post by **vladimir** » Wed Jul 08, 2015 1:13 pm

The Labour Law is progressive.

Unfortunately it gets abused by people who disrespect it.

hanno · Post by **hanno** » Wed Jul 08, 2015 1:16 pm

kiwiincambodia wrote:If they need to take anything longer than 3 consecutive days off from work because of illness they must supply a doctors note.

At sale outside the hospital for a Dollar a pop.....

kiwiincambodia · Post by **kiwiincambodia** » Wed Jul 08, 2015 1:18 pm

Yeah I know it's easy to get one.

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