What is desertion vs abscondment?
Absenteeism relates to a short period of unauthorised absence from work. Abscondment is unauthorised absence from work for an unreasonably long period of time. Desertion involves an employee who has left the employer's employment or failed to return to work with a clear intention of not returning to work at all.
Absenteeism relates to a short period of unauthorised absence from work. Abscondment is unauthorised absence from work for an unreasonably long period of time. Desertion involves an employee who has left the employer's employment or failed to return to work with a clear intention of not returning to work at all.