I was truly appalled when I read this. While we understand that
a Company is not a charitable organisation, the Company is run by people and the
management is made of people, human with hearts! Although there are many cases of abuse by employees, it is hope HR can identify genuine cases.
I’m sure some arrangements can be made… with humanity consideration
given to the employee concerned.
Here's an article that caught my eye.
Philadelphia Woman Said She Was Fired for Taking
Time Off to Donate Kidney to Son
By SUSANNA KIM
Sept. 13, 2011
Claudia Rendon, 41, of
Philadelphia, said her employer, Aviation Institute of Maintenance, fired her
after she took time off to donate a kidney to her son. Rendon said the school
was also trying to collect up to $2,000 from her son, a student at the school,
related to his sick leave.
(pic extracted from Circle of Mom)
(pic extracted from Circle of Mom)
Rendon, who worked for a year and
a half in the school's admissions office, said she notified the school that she
planned to take leave on July 19 to undergo kidney transplant surgery on July
21 at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania on behalf of her
22-year-old son, Alex, whose kidney failed last January. After extensive
testing in early July, Rendon was found to be a match.
"I would do it all over
again. No questions asked," Rendon said.
Kidney transplant surgery normally
requires at least six to eight weeks of recovery time, and Rendon said the
Aviation Institute agreed to give Rendon unpaid leave until Sept. 1. Rendon
told ABCNews.com that on her last day of work before the surgery, her manager
promised Rendon she would have her job upon her return, but one hour later,
asked her to sign a letter acknowledging that her job was not secured.
"They said, 'If you don't
sign this letter, you are abandoning your job and quitting,'" Rendon told
ABCNews.com. "I said, 'I am not abandoning my job. I am saving my son's
life.'"
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