Absence/attendance

New and updated

• Date:

  21 January 2022

  Type:

  Commentary and insights

  Reducing sick pay for the unvaccinated: Is it a good idea and what are the pitfalls?

  There have been multiple reports of employers limiting the sick pay entitlement of employees who have chosen not to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Consultant editor Darren Newman explains the potential risks in terms of contractual entitlements, discrimination and employee relations.

• Type:

  Legal timetable

  Statutory sick pay rises

  The weekly rate of statutory sick pay increases.

• Type:

  Legal timetable

  Temporary increase in timeframe for employees to submit medical evidence for sickness absence

  For periods of incapacity that start from 17 December 2021 until 26 January 2022, there is a temporary increase to the number of days during which employees are not required to provide medical evidence of sickness absence for statutory sick pay purposes from seven days to 28 days.

• Type:

  FAQs

  What should an employer do if an employee is off sick for over a week but has not submitted a fit note?

• 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.

• 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.