Sandra - when our church updated its Employee Handbook with a HR consultant she advised to be very clear about whether an employee is "Employed" or not. In your case with an employee that doesn't show up is absent without approval. Until you take disciplinary action and terminate them (by policy, of course) they are an employee. Remember we don't report "Unemployment" we report termination of employment.
The person not reporting to work may indeed have another job, thus not unemployed.
In California the State Employment Development Department is very strict about reporting all separations from employment, for any reason.
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John DeLoof
Business Manager
Morningside Presbyterian Children's Center
Fullerton CA
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Original Message:
Sent: 06-15-2020 11:56 AM
From: Sandra Rodriguez
Subject: Teacher Handbook Updates
Are we suppose to report to unemployment when the teachers just stop showing up for work? I would hate having to do that, but at the same time. I do not want to get in trouble with the law.
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[Sandra] Rodriguez
[Director]
[Florida]
Original Message:
Sent: 06-11-2020 11:28 AM
From: Sandra Rodriguez
Subject: Teacher Handbook Updates
Good Morning Everyone,
I live in FL and i am trying to figure out if i need to make changes to my teacher handbook. I have two teachers that just stopped responding to my call-emails-texts. As far as I know, due to the PPP loan I must have the same amount of teachers I had in February. So I repleaced those two, so I do not get penalized with having to pay the loan back. Can I send them a letter telling them that due to the fact that they have not responded to me. I have to replace them and therefore let them go? Now, Will that affect me with my insurance? because I am sure they will go and try to apply for unemployment. Or do i just igonre the fact that they have not responded to me? Do I have to have something specific on my teacher handbook to be able to fire them?
Thank you in advance for your input.
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[Sandra] Rodriguez
[Director]
[Florida]
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