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When one of your employees calls in sick? You immediately....

A. Assume he isn’t really sick and is just skipping work

B. Tell him to feel better and that you’ll take care of his work

C. Send him an e-mail with all the tasks he has to make up

D. Ask him to keep you updated on his status

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Question added by Ibrahim Hussein Mayaleh , Sales & Business Consultant and Trainer , Self-employed
Date Posted: 2015/01/21
Abdul-Hameed Deeb Al-Sawadi
by Abdul-Hameed Deeb Al-Sawadi , IT Manager , Masaneed Commercial Group (MCG)

The best answer is:

 

D. Ask him to keep you updated on his status

Owais Jaffar
by Owais Jaffar , Head of SEO and Social Media , Knowledge Path

I would go for answer ( B )

We are all human being, not machines that can go on working without falling sick, even the machines can break down sometimes, we are just human beings and like all human beings we can fall sick, I would wish the employee well and tell him/her to take it easy, if today that employee is sick, tomorrow, it could be me who falls sick, would I want people to start assuming that I am skipping work on purpose where as nothing could be further from the truth. You need to learn to trust, that is how you earn trust in return. As for the argument that this system is abused, then as a manager it is your duty to keep checks and look at employees "sickness trend"

 

 

Waqayan Al Waqayan
by Waqayan Al Waqayan , Secretary of Sharia Supervisory Board (SSB) , Ahli United Bank (AUB)

B.

padmakumar pathiyil
by padmakumar pathiyil , Marketing Consultant , Management Consultancy

D. Ask him to keep you updated on his status

Vinod Jetley
by Vinod Jetley , Assistant General Manager , State Bank of India

D. Ask him to keep you updated on his status

 

I think that's what I will do.

ahmed anter
by ahmed anter , chief accountant , middle east printing and packaging Co.

my choice weill be the second   (B)

Nasir Hussain
by Nasir Hussain , Sales And Marketing Manager , Pakistan Pharmaceutical Products Pvt. Ltd.

My choice will be "B"....... People gets sick and can take sick leaves...... nothing to worry much.......

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