“If the company does not stop calling you during your sick leave, you should make it clear that you are under no obligation to answer the phone”

Juanma Lorente is a labor lawyer known for posting content on his social media. On TikTok alone, Lorente already has more than 500 thousand followers and his videos have accumulated millions of views. The lawyer’s goal is to explain, in an easy way, the laws related to the area of ​​work to ensure that all workers understand what their rights are.

Lorente also publishes advice and anecdotes from her clients to make it easier for her followers to understand certain topics. One of the most recent videos that went viral on his profile is one talking about the company’s right to contact the worker if he or she is on sick leave.

The lawyer highlights that Under no circumstances will they be able to contact you, even if just to see how you are. You have the right not to respond to any messages, calls or emails, as during a medical leave you must be disconnected and focused on your recovery.

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“I don’t care what your company says, it’s been a while since they can write to you while on sick leave, you don’t need to send sick leave reports to the company. Therefore, you do not need to have any contact with the company. Not knowing how you are, or how long you will be off work, or when you will have your next check-up.. Absolutely nothing”, recalls the labor lawyer.

“In fact, if the company doesn’t stop calling you during your sick leave, you have to make it clear that you have no obligation to answer the phone or respond to WhatsApp. In fact, you can archive the conversation with your boss or human resources if you want, if they’ve had enough, because you have the right to be disconnected completely from your work during your medical leave, let’s see if it becomes clear to everyone.”, he explains.

“In fact, if you can’t take it anymore and no matter how much you tell them they don’t keep contacting you, know that you can complain because this goes against the digital disconnection that any worker should have and it is completely illegal for the company to do this”, reaffirms Juanma Lorente.