The idea that staff are always ready for action should make all bosses happy. But so-called “presenteeism” is not always good news. What can you do about it and what are the benefits to the business?
Published 12.06.2019
A colleague is reviewing your sickness absence policy and wants to know if there are any situations where you can automatically force a sick employee to stay away from work. What’s the legal position
here?
Published 29.04.2015
According to recent reports, one NHS Trust is going to deny pay rises to its employees who have taken “excessive” sickness absence. Could the directors adopt a similar approach to save the company
money?
Published 13.10.2010
It’s possible that an employee may experience a reaction after having a COVID-19 vaccine. If they require time off work for this reason, are they automatically entitled to paid time off?
Published 04.05.2021
Due to the credit crunch, you want to cut costs; a colleague mentioned reviewing your sickness absence policy as a way of doing this. What are the key non-contractual areas that you could tighten up
on?
Published 03.12.2008
An employee who’s gone off sick has accrued a stack of paid annual leave as they’ve hardly taken any time off in the past year. Can you insist that they use their paid holiday entitlement instead of
taking sickness absence?
Published 23.02.2021
It’s World Cup year so that means you could be facing hungover employees and requests for time off to watch or even attend the footie. How do you manage this period and keep staff happy?
Published 15.05.2018
You’ve invited an employee to a return-to-work interview after a recent episode of sickness absence. However, they are refusing to disclose the reason behind their absence. Are they obliged to do so,
or can they keep quiet?
Published 20.03.2023
Any healthcare professional who’s a registered nurse, occupational therapist, pharmacist or physiotherapist can now issue a fit note. But are they able to sign employees off work for any reason and
give advice outside their areas of expertise?
Published 20.09.2022
One of your employees is on long-term sickness absence and their sick pay entitlement has now run out. Do they continue to accrue statutory holiday entitlement even though they are not at work nor
receiving any sick pay?
Published 13.01.2023