I'm a PT Sup.
I was hurt over the weekend. The DR. wrote me a note to be off a few weeks (I don't want to go on disability)
Can UPS fire me just because?
For the most part of 3 years, I'm always there, do my job, no problems. But I have never had an attendance problem like this..
As a management person, you are an "at will" employee, which means you can be terminated at any time. Now, does this mean UPS can
"fire you just because", technically and leagally, yes. In a practical sense, no. UPS cannot because it's internal procedures do not allow it.
If your full time management want to fire you, they must first get approval from HR. I have seen PT sups fired for a combination of poor
performance and poor attendance. Mostly attendance. If you have no documented attendance or performance issues, I really do not see
this being a termination issue. I have had pt sups develop health issues that kept them out of work for several weeks at a time (beyond even
what FMLA would cover) and did not even entertain going through the process to fire them.
The down side of being an at will employee is that your continued employement has much more to do with your performance and your
relationship with the people you work for than does seniority. The up side to being an at will employee is that your continued employement
has much more to do with your performance and your relationship with the people you work for than does seniority.
You need to be talking to your full time management and HR.
I also cannot fathom why you would not want to go on short term disability, it is essentially an insurance policy you pay premiums for through benefits?