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Can your job fire you for being sick

LegacyUser · 2010-03-02 17:46:47

Hi guys, Basically - been off the last week sick from work, and it looks like it will be a long stretch. A few months at least. As long as I have doctors notes, can I be sacked from my job? I've been there 2 years.

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02-03-2010 6:46pm

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Hi guys,

Basically - been off the last week sick from work, and it looks like it will be a long stretch. A few months at least.

As long as I have doctors notes, can I be sacked from my job?

I've been there 2 years.

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Yes, no, it depends.

http://www.citizensinformation.ie/categories/employment/unemployment-and-redundancy/dismissal/fair-grounds-for-dismissal

In a case of a long-term absence, however, your employer will be expected to obtain detailed medical evidence that an early return to work is unlikely. There is no set period of absence by which it can be said that a dismissal will or will not be considered reasonable. Obviously, the longer the absence, the easier it is for your employer to show that it is causing genuine difficulty in terms of the organisation of the workplace.

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