If the teacher does not come to work for 3 days without a reason, what punishment can be applied to him?

Question

The teacher does not come to work without a reason without warning anyone. No work for 3 days. This is not the first case. What punishment can we impose on this employee?

Reply

The rules established for such acts are largely determined by the rules of internal labor regulation of the educational institution.

If the rules of internal labor procedure of the school do not specify the measures applied to the late arrival of the employee at the workplace, unjustified non-arrival at the workplace or irregular performance of official duties, one of the measures of punishment provided for in Article 312 of the Labor Code may be applied to the employee.

According to Article 312 of the Labor Code, the following disciplinary measures can be applied to the employee:

• reprimand;

• a fine not exceeding thirty percent of the average monthly salary;

• termination of the employment contract (paragraphs 4 and 5 of part two of Article 161 of the Labor Code).

It should be recalled that the Labor Code contains separate cases of disciplinary punishment for certain categories of employees.

For example, separate guarantees have been established for pregnant women and other categories of employees. However, this does not mean that employees belonging to this category can easily violate the rules of labor legislation.