Absence/attendance

New and updated

• Type:

  Leading practice guides

  Effective attendance management: Procedures for managing absence

  Leading practice guidance discussing the procedures that employers can implement to manage employees' absence.

• Type:

  Leading practice guides

  Effective attendance management: Establishing the causes of absence

  Leading practice guidance discussing how employers can establish the underlying reasons for frequent absence in order to improve employees' attendance levels.

• Type:

  Leading practice guides

  Effective attendance management: Policies and practices that help foster good attendance

  Leading practice guidance exploring the policies and practices that employers can adopt to help encourage higher levels of attendance among employees.

• Type:

  Legal timetable

  Statutory sick pay increase

  The weekly rate of statutory sick pay increases.

• Date:

  2 November 2023

  Type:

  Podcasts and webinars

  Webinar: Handling HR nightmares

  We look at workplace scenarios that can strike fear into the heart of the most experienced HR professionals, including issues relating to: discipline and grievances; redundancy; and new legislation.

• Type:

  Policies and procedures

  Obtaining medical reports policy

  Updated to extend the circumstances that may lead to a request for a medical report.

• Type:

  Training

  Long-term sickness - line manager training

  Updated to reflect that nurses, occupational therapists, pharmacists and physiotherapists can issue fit notes from 1 July 2022.

• Type:

  Letters and forms

  Statement of fitness for work (fit note)

  Updated to link to the Government's updated sample fit note, which now contains a numbered guide explaining each section of the fit note.

• Type:

  Leading practice guides

  Managing long-term sickness absence: The importance of effective policies and practices

  Enhanced by creating three separate guides on managing long-term sickness absence, to help you find the guidance you need. This initial guide focuses on the measures employers can adopt to manage long-term sickness absence effectively and the importance of doing so.

• Type:

  Leading practice guides

  Managing long-term sickness absence: Contacting the employee and obtaining medical evidence/information

  Leading practice guidance discussing the importance of establishing regular contact with an employee on long-term sickness absence and obtaining medical information.