One of my employees has absconded - how do I terminate his services?

 Employers will at some stage have to deal with an employee that failed to return to work.

But how does one know that the employee absconded and is not just absent as a result of illness or other circumstances beyond the control of the employee?

The employer will not know but you cannot assume that the employee has absconded; the onus rests on the employer to establish that the employee will not return to work before a dismissal can be considered.

If an employee is absent for a period of more than 3 days, you will deal with this as absconding in terms of your disciplinary code.

Contact Finding Shapes HR for professional assistance with this and all other disciplinary matters.

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