Updated to reflect that irregular hours and part-year workers with holiday years starting on or after 1 April 2024 can carry over all of their holiday entitlement if they have not used it because of sickness absence.
Updated to include additional information on the risks of dismissing employees who are entitled to receive payments under a permanent health insurance scheme.
Practical guidance on managing an employee who goes on sickness absence while subject to a performance improvement plan (PIP), including dealing with short-term and long-term sickness absence; absence that is related to the performance management procedure; and when it may be appropriate to consider a settlement agreement.
Practical guidance on managing an employee who is absent due to sickness during pregnancy, including avoiding pregnancy and maternity discrimination; statutory sick pay; calculating SMP; and when maternity leave will be triggered by pregnancy-related absence.
Practical guidance on introducing and managing an occupational sick pay scheme, including deciding on the factors determining entitlement, setting the sick pay rates, taking account of previous absence levels and communicating the scheme details.
Practical guidance on implementing a phased return to work after long-term sickness absence, including the duty to make reasonable adjustments for disabled employees.