Verbal warning about sick calls.....please advise

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How can i make my situation as gentle on me as possible? Today I received a verbal warming about my sick calls. I have a chronic condition that I live with. And at times it becomes unbearable where I am either hospitalized or at home on sick leave with a drs note sent to my Nurse Unit manager. And at time for some other medical reason which is legit as I have a drs note as proof that I am ill. I had to take off December 25 and 29 with a dr note for an upper respiratory tract infection in which my dr wrote I was not well enough to work...then again in August I was hospitalized with a drs note for my chronic condition which I had to take time off work which was two days however I was hospitalized for over a week. Then again in May my chronic condition flared up again and I was off for a day and a half. I don't understand why I am getting a cold shoulder for being legitimately ill. Please offer some advice...not sure how I feel about this

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They don't have FLMA in Canada. Yes you can be disciplined, even with a legitimate reason. How much you can call in with be part of your contract. If you are breaking the contract or facility policy you can be disciplined.

Yes they do .

http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1027&context=student

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Read your facilities absentee policy, it will explain how and when warnings are issued, it is common for employees to receive a warning after the third absence in a 12 month period.

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Yes, you can be disciplined. Employers need workers they can rely on and you have created a pattern of being unreliable, enough so to meet criteria for a warning. If I were you I would consider working PRN, it's not fair to other employees to work short on a consistent basis. It's not personal against you, it's business, people forget that. I would speak to HR but this is typically a very cut and dry policy bc it comes up so often.

Sorry you are sick, but maybe you need to speak with your doctor about a different plan to manage your chronic illness. Otherwise, like I said, you need to take a different path in your career- bc if you continue like this you will get fired.

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Not if the OP is in Alberta. In the link you listed it's short term in Ontario, specific circumstances in Quebec, not regulated in Alberta and other provinces such as PEI, Manitoba, SK & BC are not discussed.

Check your Union & employment contract as well as employer policy. If an employee leave with job protection exists it may not apply if a new employee and may not be automatic unless you file a formal request.

FMLA is national in the US if more than 50 employees and worked at least 2000 hours and at least 12 months but you must formally apply for protection.

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I suffered the 23rd and 24th of December and could barely get through both of those shifts...then the 25th came along and I couldn't even get out of bed, just wish noone would not be so upset with me as I tried my best to get through these shifts it was not intentional to say the least

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I am a casual staff member

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I have seen people get fired for chronic sick calls. There was nothing they could do except go on disability.

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I think it's hilarious! I wish I had NOADL's nerve.

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Yes, you can be disciplined. Employers need workers they can rely on and you have created a pattern of being unreliable, enough so to meet criteria for a warning. If I were you I would consider working PRN.

Even PRN might not work. At some point you tell your place of employment you are available to work and then if you end up sick you leave them short just like if you are regular staff. The OP says she casual and it is still an issue. Also if the OP was in the U. S. she might not qualify for FMLA if she doesn't work enough hours.

It's almost harder to staff intermittent absences for a chronic health problem than it would be if a person needs several months off for an acute issue like cancer.

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I'm a Canadian nurse. There is no such thing as FMLA here - you may be eligible for EI sickness benefits but that's more of a long-term thing. Which province are you in? You almost certainly have a union - speak with your steward. Laws about terminating employees are significantly different in Canada than they are in the US and it would be highly unlikely (probably not legal) that you could lose your job for being intermittently sick. Again, speak to your union steward.

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I disagree! There is no excuse for poor grammar among educated professionals!

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