FAQs

All items: Absence and attendance

From whom can an employer obtain a medical report on an employee?
Which medical reports are covered by the Access to Medical Reports Act 1988?
In what circumstances is a medical practitioner not obliged to give an employee access to a medical report prepared on them?
Can an employee who initially indicated that they did not want to see a medical report before the medical practitioner discloses it to the employer subsequently request to see it?
If an employee works part of the day before going home sick, should this day count as sickness absence?
How should employers deal with unauthorised absence?
Are employers obliged to pay employees for periods of absence that are unauthorised?
Can an employer lawfully dismiss an employee whose absence is not authorised?
Can an employer use its absence management procedure in relation to disability-related absence if this could result in disciplinary action?
Can an employer withhold occupational or statutory sick pay from an employee who is frequently absent from work due to sports injuries?

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Frequently asked questions and answers on absence and attendance.