FAQs

All items: Absence and attendance

Are employers legally required to notify employees who are on long-term sickness absence of any vacancies or promotion opportunities?
If an employee returns late from holiday due to illness, should the employer treat a foreign medical certificate as evidence of incapacity?
Where an employee in the early stages of pregnancy is frequently off sick, how should the employer handle the situation?
How should employers deal with employees who are late for work due to having stayed up to watch a World Cup match the night before?
What should an employer do if it suspects that an employee's reported sickness absence is not genuine and is due instead to them taking time off work to watch a football match?
What should an employer do if an employee is detained in police custody due to alleged football hooliganism, and is unable to attend work?
If an employee has been signed off work for a particular period, can the employer allow them to return early?
What should an employer do if it receives a fit note saying that an employee "may be fit for work taking account of the following advice"?
Can an employer require employees to live within a certain distance of the workplace?
What should a manager do if they suspect that an employee has an alcohol or drugs dependency?

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