A relative of mine needs help looking for a job while on suspension.
First some background information regarding his current employer:
He has been disciplined in the past for various reasons.
Reason for his suspension:
He is a type 2 diabetic. His blood sugar level was dropping at work this past Friday. He looked for someone to relieve him since he cannot leave his work area without having someone do that. But he could not find anyone to do that. He works in a public facing job. So had to leave his work area to get some food.
Turns out while he was getting some food, a customer complained to management that he was not at his work area. Management called him and told him that his leaving his work area without having someone to relieve him could be considered job abandonment. He had to go to his Manager's office after work, and he was informed that he was suspended until further notice by Human Resources. His manager decided to e-mail HR about what his leaving his work area, and HR told that manager to suspend him until they decide whether or not he still has a job.
HR does not know about his disability because he completed a paper job application in 2009 and was not asked about any disabilities.
His manager has documentation regarding his diabetics.
He did e-mail HR his side of the story, including the fact that he has type 2 diabetes, and that it falls under the ADA.
What he would like to know is how should he word the reason why he is currently looking for a job when applying for jobs since he does not know exactly if/when he will be going back to work.
Should he let prospective employers know that they can contact his current employer?
How should he answer that question in job interviews?
First some background information regarding his current employer:
He has been disciplined in the past for various reasons.
Reason for his suspension:
He is a type 2 diabetic. His blood sugar level was dropping at work this past Friday. He looked for someone to relieve him since he cannot leave his work area without having someone do that. But he could not find anyone to do that. He works in a public facing job. So had to leave his work area to get some food.
Turns out while he was getting some food, a customer complained to management that he was not at his work area. Management called him and told him that his leaving his work area without having someone to relieve him could be considered job abandonment. He had to go to his Manager's office after work, and he was informed that he was suspended until further notice by Human Resources. His manager decided to e-mail HR about what his leaving his work area, and HR told that manager to suspend him until they decide whether or not he still has a job.
HR does not know about his disability because he completed a paper job application in 2009 and was not asked about any disabilities.
His manager has documentation regarding his diabetics.
He did e-mail HR his side of the story, including the fact that he has type 2 diabetes, and that it falls under the ADA.
What he would like to know is how should he word the reason why he is currently looking for a job when applying for jobs since he does not know exactly if/when he will be going back to work.
Should he let prospective employers know that they can contact his current employer?
How should he answer that question in job interviews?
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