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by alalicious on November 7th, 2006

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Can a seventeen year old high school student be fired from a part time job because they called in sick to do homework?

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  • by branciforte3241 on November 23rd, 2006

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    Many states in the US have "work at will" laws in which any party can terminate the employment at any time for any reason.

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  • by Anonymous on May 23rd, 2007

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    There seems to be a matter of not telling the truth in your question. calling in sick, just to do homework, is not telling the truth. maybe your employer discovered this and thus the firing.

    If you did tell a lie, your employer must believe that you may lie about something else, concerning his business.

    I hope you learned a valuable lesson here.

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  • by DreAnna on May 23rd, 2007

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    Yes..in fact you can be fired for just about anything for any reason or no reason at all actually..at will employment. And most employers will consider that you were aware that you had to do homework when you took the job and that is not their concern..you were hired for a job and were aware of the hours and such in advance. Your homework is really not a consideration for them, you showing up for work when expected is.

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  • by fuzzy_rabbit on May 22nd, 2007

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    I dont think so.

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  • by garnorche on May 22nd, 2007

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    In canada, they have to give you a certain amount of sick days that you can use how ever you want.

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  • by Stableboy on November 7th, 2006

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    Afraid so. For one thing, its called "lying to the boss", which is grounds for dismissal. For another, its expected that you're responsible for organizing your life so that schoolwork and your job can all be managed in the proper timeframe.

    Whether or not someone would actually get fired would depend mainly on their boss and their relationship to the boss, as well as the quality of their work and value to the business.

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  • by JUSTNORMAL on November 7th, 2006

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    That depends on the Employer and how often someone calls in sick. If it was once, I dont think they would be fired.

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  • by turbowray on November 23rd, 2006

    turbowray

    Sure they can. This is why they have child labor laws, that limit the amount of time you can work when you are active in school. If this does happen, then somewhere, you are taking the little free time you do have and not doing your homework. Sorry! Good luck to you, I do know it is hard!

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  • by spazmojack on November 7th, 2006

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    not necessarily, unless it becomes a reoccuring theme.

    however your boss will probably be much more understanding if you tell him you need to get your schoolwork done so you can't come in and try to make up the time you missed later on.

    usually people deal with the truth better.

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