So by your logic it would be OK to fire her because her partner was doing some risky outdoor activity?
Would it still have been OK if he was knocked down just crossing the street? That's also a risk after all.
What about if he had been on a bus involved in an accident?
Thinking of my own career I've had several occasions to call upon compassionate leave - and each time the employers (one a large US firm) handled it in exemplary fashion.
Have you ever heard of a concept called "basic human compassion"?
Would it still have been OK if he was knocked down just crossing the street? That's also a risk after all.
What about if he had been on a bus involved in an accident?
Thinking of my own career I've had several occasions to call upon compassionate leave - and each time the employers (one a large US firm) handled it in exemplary fashion.
Have you ever heard of a concept called "basic human compassion"?