
SC: Absence not work abandonment proof
An employee’s absence from work is not enough to prove job abandonment or justify immediate dismissal, the Supreme Court (SC) has ruled.
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An employee’s absence from work is not enough to prove job abandonment or justify immediate dismissal, the Supreme Court (SC) has ruled.
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