{"id":9039285,"date":"2025-09-03T07:00:20","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T07:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gremicat.es\/?p=9039285"},"modified":"2025-09-03T07:54:02","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T07:54:02","slug":"unjustified-absences-by-employees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gremicat.es\/en\/unjustified-absences-by-employees\/","title":{"rendered":"Unjustified absences by employees"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9039285\" class=\"elementor elementor-9039285 elementor-9039270\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0949ea5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0949ea5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bf4fa53\" data-id=\"bf4fa53\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9ef401 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f9ef401\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">It is becoming increasingly common for employees to report that they will not be coming to work because they are not feeling well. However, this behavior does not always legally justify their absence. <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-49e8ad2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"49e8ad2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-72433a3\" data-id=\"72433a3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e598277 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e598277\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-05f1f2e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"05f1f2e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-be4906d\" data-id=\"be4906d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad4253e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ad4253e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"p1\">t is increasingly common for employees to notify their company via WhatsApp, SMS, or even email that they will not be coming to work because they are not feeling well. When faced with this type of informal communication, the company must always request formal justification and act in accordance with the law to avoid labor issues and ensure the proper functioning of the team.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-54684e3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"54684e3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e469149\" data-id=\"e469149\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34ce13e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"34ce13e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-734d611 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"734d611\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ca2b46\" data-id=\"5ca2b46\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ed85b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9ed85b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u00bfWhat options are available to justify absence?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-007c327 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"007c327\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-213bd72\" data-id=\"213bd72\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-691e800 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"691e800\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p2\"><b>1. Home rest (without sick leave)<\/b><\/p><ul class=\"ul1\"><li class=\"li2\">If the worker goes to their medical center for mild symptoms, they may receive a home rest certificate, which recommends rest for 24, 48, or 72 hours.<\/li><li class=\"li2\">This document is not a sick note, but it serves to justify the absence and avoid a penalty for unjustified absence.<\/li><li class=\"li2\">The company may deduct the salary corresponding to those days, as there is no suspension of the contract.<\/li><\/ul><p class=\"p2\"><b>What should the company do? <\/b>Ask the worker to provide the doctor&#8217;s note as soon as possible. Without this note, the absence will be considered unjustified.<\/p><p class=\"p2\"><b>2. Sick leave due to temporary disability<\/b><\/p><ul class=\"ul1\"><li class=\"li2\">If the worker goes to the doctor and the doctor considers that they are unfit for work, they will issue a sick note.<\/li><\/ul><p class=\"p2\">\u2022 In this case:<\/p><ul class=\"ul1\"><li class=\"li2\">The contract is temporarily suspended.<\/li><li class=\"li2\">The Temporary Disability (TD) process is activated.<\/li><li class=\"li2\">The worker does not need to physically deliver the sick note, as it will be sent electronically to the INSS by the health service or the mutual insurance company.<\/li><\/ul><p class=\"p2\"><b>Please note:<\/b> If the employee is unable to see a doctor on the same day, they can go one or two days later and request that the sick leave be issued retroactively (this is common in cases of fever or other ailments that prevent travel).<\/p><p class=\"p2\"><b>What should the company do?<\/b> Wait for the automatic notification from the INSS. The employee is not required to send the certificate to the company.<\/p><p class=\"p2\"><b>3. Unexcused absence<\/b><\/p><ul class=\"ul1\"><li class=\"li2\">If the employee does not provide any medical justification, the company is faced with an unjustified absence.<\/li><li class=\"li2\">In this case, the company:<\/li><\/ul><ul class=\"ul1\"><li class=\"li2\">May deduct the salary for the day not worked.<\/li><li class=\"li2\">May initiate disciplinary proceedings in accordance with the applicable collective agreement.<\/li><\/ul><p class=\"p2\"><b>Example: <\/b>many agreements consider one day of unjustified absence to be a minor offense, punishable by a written warning. If several such absences accumulate, this may result in a serious or very serious offense.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-995aaf3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"995aaf3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-135f35c\" data-id=\"135f35c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ca87b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0ca87b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-694a5bd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"694a5bd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bf5cf11\" data-id=\"bf5cf11\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e5908f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7e5908f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What should the company do?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7887349 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7887349\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c4b542\" data-id=\"1c4b542\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2a872c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b2a872c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Request proof from the employee. If they do not provide it, make a written record of the unjustified absence and initiate disciplinary proceedings if appropriate.<\/p><p class=\"p1\"><b>What about medical certificates?<\/b><\/p><ul class=\"ul1\"><li class=\"li1\">Rest certificate (without sick leave) \u2192 the employee must submit it directly to the company.<\/li><li class=\"li1\">Sick leave certificate \u2192 this should not be submitted; the INSS will notify the company or its advisor\/administrator directly by electronic means.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b60d1a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b60d1a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0f4be2b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0f4be2b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-89121c3\" data-id=\"89121c3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3679d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a3679d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What if the employee only notifies the company via WhatsApp but does not provide any documentation?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-22fbdf6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"22fbdf6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-822ca72\" data-id=\"822ca72\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d68d67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d68d67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"p1\">A message saying \u201cI&#8217;m not feeling well\u201d does not justify absence or protect the worker from possible disciplinary consequences. It is essential that:<\/p><ul class=\"ul1\"><li class=\"li1\">They see a doctor.<\/li><li class=\"li1\">They obtain valid proof (sick note or sick leave certificate).<\/li><li class=\"li1\">They submit or manage it correctly, as appropriate.<\/li><\/ul><p class=\"p1\"><b>Recommendations for the company<\/b><\/p><ul class=\"ul1\"><li class=\"li1\">Always request proof, even if the initial communication is informal.<\/li><li class=\"li1\">Consult your collective agreement to establish the type of penalty for unjustified absence.<\/li><li class=\"li1\">Document absences and the employee&#8217;s responses to requests.<\/li><li class=\"li1\">Do not automatically assume that a WhatsApp message constitutes valid legal justification.<\/li><li class=\"li1\">In the event of a repeat offense, document everything to reinforce future proportionate disciplinary measures.<\/li><\/ul><p class=\"p1\">For more information, consult with Labor Consulting<\/p><p class=\"p1\">If you find this interesting, share it on social media, thank you!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is becoming increasingly common for employees to report that they will not be coming to work because they are not feeling well. 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