Absence/attendance

New and updated

• Date:

  3 December 2021

  Type:

  Commentary and insights

  Employment law in 2022: Eight action points for HR

  As well as continuing to deal with workplace issues caused by the coronavirus pandemic, there will be many other important employment law developments for HR to grapple with in 2022. What does HR need to do to meet its obligations and prepare for the coming year?

• Date:

  20 July 2021

  Type:

  Commentary and insights

  Long COVID: Potential scenarios for HR and how to deal with them

  We set out some possible scenarios that HR professionals may face in relation to long COVID, and explain how they could tackle them.

• Type:

  Letters and forms

  Letter informing employee that their sick pay will be stopped or reduced

  A model letter informing an employee absent from work due to sickness that their pay will be stopped or reduced.

• Type:

  Interactive flowcharts

  Medical reports: Obtain a medical report on an employee

  Use this medical reports flowchart to obtain a medical report on an employee's health or medical condition, to apprise yourself on their health or medical condition.

• Date:

  19 March 2020

  Type:

  Commentary and insights

  Coronavirus and statutory sick pay

  Consultant editor Darren Newman discusses the changes to the statutory sick pay system brought about by the coronavirus pandemic, and suggests the current crisis may well result in a full review of the system.

• Type:

  Employment law cases

  Long-term sick leave: Holiday carry-over limited to four weeks, confirms ECJ

  In TSN v Hyvinvointialan Liitto Ry; AKT v Satamaoperaattorit Ry, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) held that, in the absence of domestic legislation or collective agreements to the contrary, workers on sick leave are not entitled to carry over any paid annual leave over and above the EU minimum of four weeks.

• Date:

  15 October 2019

  Type:

  Podcasts and webinars

  Podcast: Labour turnover and sickness absence rates

  We discuss trends in labour turnover and sickness absence rates based on data gathered by XpertHR.

• Type:

  Letters and forms

  Letter confirming what has been agreed following long-term sickness absence return-to-work meeting

  A model letter to confirm what has been agreed following an informal long-term sickness absence return-to-work meeting (also known as a "return-to-work interview").

• Type:

  Letters and forms

  Form to record long-term sickness absence return-to-work meeting

  A model form to record an informal return-to-work meeting (also known as a "return-to-work interview") taking place after long-term sickness absence.

• Type:

  Policies and procedures

  Checklist for holding long-term sickness absence return-to-work meeting

  A model checklist when holding an informal return-to-work meeting (also known as a "return-to-work interview") after long-term sickness absence.