Question

If a construction worker, maid-servant, dhobi, or school peon is absent for a long time due to ill health, what may happen to their job?

Options

• It becomes fully protected by law

• It remains completely unaffected

• It may become insecure

• It is automatically upgraded

Answer 1

Prolonged absence due to ill health makes such a worker's job insecure. The employer may hire someone else if the absence continues for too long, threatening the worker's livelihood.