NABIL (not his real name) had not expected to be called up by his boss, much less lectured, when he handed in an MC for time taken to attend a scheduled mental health checkup. But that is exactly what happened.

Nabil alleges that the manager scolded him, saying that taking a day off was unfair to the company and would affect work. Worse, the latter even questioned the authenticity of the MC, even though it was issued by a government hospital, and the checkup was only once in a few months.