Vol or Invol Termination?

welcome · March 2011

If an employee is a no call/no show for three days and we end his employment, would you consider it an involuntary termination or a voluntary resignation?

NaeNae55 · March 2011

It depends. What does your employee manual say? Does it clearly states that no call/no show for 3 days will be considered voluntary termination? Is this covered in employee training?

Most companies consider this voluntary termination, and only make exceptions for unusual circumstances (ie: employee was in a coma and had no close relatives to call). However, if your policies are not clearly stated, consistantly enforced, and employees trained, then it could be considered involuntary. Courts frequently side with employees who can claim they did not know or understand the rules because they weren't clearly communicated.

Hope this helps.

Nae

Tony Kessler · March 2011

welcome, let me be the first to say :welcome:

sonny · March 2011

I think Nae said it well.

bethk · March 2011

We consider it a voluntary term and it is addressed in our handbook.

Still Need Coffee · March 2011

We also address it in our handbook, and after the required number of days of being a no call no show, we label them as quitting without notice/job abandonment, and make them ineligible for rehire (absent any extenuating circumstances, of course!).

ACU Frank · March 2011

I consider it an involuntary termination unless the person follows up by telling me they intended to quit.

To be honest, it just looks better in my turnover stats.

BettyBoop FL · March 2011

We consider this a voluntary/ job abandonment as stated in our Personnel Policies.

Vol or Invol Termination?

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