Introduction
Denying a leave request is one of the most considerable dilemmas employers or human resources practitioners face in contemporary society. In addition, denying an employee a leave of absence or not is one of the hardest conversations among human resource professionals and the corporate world. Even where a particular company has some of the most generous human resource policies, it is not always possible to accommodate all the leave demands from employees. Although an employee requests a leave of absence to attend an event at church, such a worker is very relevant to the success of an effort undertaken by the manager. In this case, the employee’s leave will likely cause some delay and cost.
An Employee’s Leave of Absence
Although employment rules and regulations dictate that employers have to accommodate the needs of their employees about leave, in such circumstances, it would be necessary to grant such workers leave for religious or medical reasons (Nordberg, 2018). Specifically, the employer has the right to accept or deny the leave to the employee based on his contributions to the company. In this scenario, the employee happens to be very valuable to the organization. The employee in question happens to have relevance in the success of an effort that the manager is undertaking (Mark et al., 2018). If the employee leaves, he is likely to compromise the undertakings of the manager and cause delay and cost. The best way to deny the employee a leave of absence is within the employment law.
Specifically, the employer has the right to accept or deny the leave to the employee based on his contributions to the company. In this scenario, the employee happens to be very valuable to the organization (Mark et al., 2018). The employee in question happens to have relevance in the success of an effort that the manager is undertaking. If the employee leaves, he is likely to compromise the undertakings of the manager and cause delay and cost (Berman et al., 2019). The best way to deny the employee a leave of absence is within the employment law.
It is worth noting that employees do not have the same rights in the employment arena as they do in their citizen life. Therefore, people in employment opportunities must abide by their employer’s rules and regulations, failure to which they will be in contempt of the entity that employs them (Nordberg, 2018). Thus, it would be in the company’s best interest to deny the said employee a leave of absence because of his contribution to the company (Berman et al., 2019). Therefore, it would not be necessary for the company’s project to experience delays and unnecessary costs because of the employee’s absence.
Conclusion
In conclusion, employees have employment rights in organizations that may make them absent from work for medical, religious, or other relevant reasons. However, most companies regulate the right of the absence of such employees because of the delicate balancing act between company interests and the rights of such employees. In this case, the manager has the right to deny the employee a leave of absence to attend church because he is invaluable to the company at such a particular time. The employee happens to be relevant to an undertaking the manager is taking and should be denied leave because it would lead to delays and costs to the company.
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