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well, i've hit a raw nerve here haven't I !!
Bottom line, people should not let an issue at work get to the stage of absence due to issue related depression. It is not a secret that employees carry many more rights than employers and employers have a duty to act when notified of a problem that requires them to help an employee who is suffering problems.
I simply see and hear too often about staff taking time off because work is 'depressing' them, only to enjoy the time off and then carry on as normal when they come back - nothing has changed, aside from 10 or more days on their holiday entitlement than they should have!
For the record, I employ a lot of people, nobody in my firms have taken time off for this reason, I have dealt with a close family member suffering depression for years now (and help in every way I can), my question is not "obsolete" and it is a real debatable issue, with a method of getting time off being abused... in my current opinion.
Can anybody who has taken time off in this manner tell me a story about their reasons, or a story from anybody about somebody they know?