Personal stuff, not my business but it is effecting my business.
I’ve had this conversation with staff before, and what I say is that what you do on your own time is not my concern, unless it’s affecting your ability to work and perform your job. That’s when we need to have a discussion on expectations for work.
I don’t want to loose him but I can’t just hold a job for an undetermined amount of time
You may want to tell this guy exactly this. That you love his work, when he’s able to work, and that he’s a valuable contributor to the team and that doesn’t go unnoticed. However, if you are needing an undetermined amount of time off, that you have scheduling to do, and things that need to get done, and that you’ll need to keep him off the schedule until he’s able to return to work. That may mean that you won’t be able to just automatically insert them back in to the schedule when he gives the all clear.
You could maybe treat this as a leave of absence, like a medical leave (even if not officially as such) and state that you will leave it in his hands to reach out when he’s ready to come back, and that you and him can talk about a gradual return to work.
I’ve had this conversation with staff before, and what I say is that what you do on your own time is not my concern, unless it’s affecting your ability to work and perform your job. That’s when we need to have a discussion on expectations for work.
You may want to tell this guy exactly this. That you love his work, when he’s able to work, and that he’s a valuable contributor to the team and that doesn’t go unnoticed. However, if you are needing an undetermined amount of time off, that you have scheduling to do, and things that need to get done, and that you’ll need to keep him off the schedule until he’s able to return to work. That may mean that you won’t be able to just automatically insert them back in to the schedule when he gives the all clear.
You could maybe treat this as a leave of absence, like a medical leave (even if not officially as such) and state that you will leave it in his hands to reach out when he’s ready to come back, and that you and him can talk about a gradual return to work.