An ex-employee was sent for an all expense paid international convention,and allowed to take a personal vacation after that. They then went on a Euro trip at their own cost (we pay for the return flight).

When his annual leave ran out, he became too sick to travel back and requested a WFH arrangement fin Europe. His role requires actual presence in the office for managing logistics. We offered no pay leave & absorbing flight change costs but declined WFH.

Have we been unfair?

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Unless he lives in Europe, that’s not Working from Home. It’s Working from Holiday.

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Bro just wants to live in Europe

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Sounds like you offered the best possible scenario given his job parameters. Just because someone asks to do something does not mean they are entitled to do so.

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That sounds very intentional to me, nobody becomes so sick that they have to stay where they are at permanently. If this is indeed the case, then WFH was the only outcome the previous employee would accept, and that aside, you were more accommodating than what is considered reasonable.

It would have been totally acceptable for the company to require the person come back to the office with no further accommodation.

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fair ..

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What does fairness have to do with work?

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How long was the leave?

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