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Got off this time. Had a letter drafted requesting the employee to be excused for employment reasons. Together with a phone call, got the job done, even though they wouldn't even discuss the matter with me at first.

Well, that is one of the boxes you can tick which "may" get you excused. i.e. Pre booked holidays - provide travel documentation. However, they would be booked after receiving the Jury Duty notice was issued so would probably be refused after going through the trouble.

Ok, if he doesn't get excused beforehand I'm going to tell him to let out his butt length hear and put in his 20 something piercings in his face, and wear his ugliest stinky clothing to see if that will work. He's a great guy, very polite, but first impressions would not reveal it.

Will give it a go, has worked in the past but thought it was just lucky.

Bumping this almost 10 year old thread. Any tips on getting excused, one of our employees called up for a 4 week trial. Being a small biz, we heavily rely on our few employees to operate. It seems quite difficult to get excused without specific medical or other pre-determined reason. How...