Delivery of notice of termination during an unexcused absence from work on a day subsequently covered by a medical certificate of incapacity due to illness

The author discusses the case law of the Supreme Court on the protection of an employee against dismissal during an excused absence from work due to illness. In particular, she refers to one of the most recent Supreme Court judgments which further clarifies the effect of an employee's unexcused absence from the workplace at the time when the employer appears at the workplace to hand the employee a notice of termination.