I am a solo FP with one PA and our sick day policy has always been what amounted to the honor system, and employees could use PTO for their sick days. I have been lucky to have great employees that never took advantage of that.
Times are changing I guess and now I am running into problems with frequent unplanned absences - I come in and have no receptionist, nurse, medical assistant, etc and have to scramble to cover. Some of my long-time employees are asking me to implement a formal sick day policy as they feel like they are being taken advantage of.
What policies do other small offices out there use? Any advice?
