Related Posts
Have you ever been put on a PIP and survived?
Which is the advanced mobile apart from iPhone?
Additional Posts in Ask HR
New to Fishbowl?
Download the Fishbowl app to
unlock all discussions on Fishbowl.
unlock all discussions on Fishbowl.


Wow. First time I have ever seen HR people not wanting to hear their own voices. Lol
If the promotion is based on role being changed and improvement in the role, then, you should be able to show clearly the expectation of the role to the FMLA employee as not being met. Promotions that are time in role can’t be impacted by someone being on leave. So, be careful there. But if the employee that has taken on more, is excelling in deliverables and taking on more responsibilities- even when the other person returns, then they are doing more and should be above the other person. If the FMLA person is back, and they are doing the same level of work, then you have to consider the FMLA person to be at the same level regardless of their time out. With that, it seems the other person should be better at the role given they have been honing their skills.