A production worker has been absent repeatedly on Mondays with musculoskeletal pain. There is no single diagnosis, but he reports that weekend

Question

A production worker has been absent repeatedly on Mondays with musculoskeletal pain. There is no single diagnosis, but he reports that weekend overtime causes symptom flares. The manager wants a disciplinary recommendation. What is the most appropriate management?

Accepted Answer

Assess function and work triggers, then advise on attendance support and job modifications

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Advise the manager to ignore the pattern

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State that occupational health cannot assist recurrent absence

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Certify him unfit until a single diagnosis is found

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Recommend discipline because the absence pattern is suspicious

Recurrent musculoskeletal absence — DOccMed MCQ

A production worker has been absent repeatedly on Mondays with musculoskeletal pain. There is no single diagnosis, but he reports that weekend overtime causes symptom flares. The manager wants a disciplinary recommendation. What is the most appropriate management?