There’s now been a number of cases involving the right to carry over annual leave to the employer’s next holiday year where the employee has been on long-term sick leave. What’s the current legal
position?
Published 27.08.2013
An employee’s been signed off sick for a couple of weeks. You thought nothing more of it until you saw him in the street sporting a healthy tan. Further (discreet) enquiries reveal that he’d been
holidaying in Spain. What should you do?
Published 30.06.2005
A subscriber has an employee who called in sick a day before he was due to take a week’s annual leave. He’s now returned to work and wants to treat the whole period as sick leave. How should they
deal with this?
Published 24.04.2006
Despite your best efforts, an employee on long-term sick is failing to respond to your letters. As you’ve reached stalemate, what can you do to force the issue? And what should your employment
contracts say?
Published 01.11.2007
You have a sick employee who’s showing no sign of an early return to work. You don’t want to be seen to be harassing him but don’t know what sort of contact to maintain. How should you handle it?
Published 08.03.2007
One of your employees injured his back at work and has argued that he’s not only entitled to full pay for his sickness absence but also reimbursement for his medical expenses. Is this correct, and if
not, what’s your legal position?
Published 16.11.2006
One of our subscribers recently took on a new employee who’s subsequently spent most of her probation period off sick! Obviously, they don’t want to confirm her employment. What options are open to
them?
Published 01.06.2007
Employees working for smaller companies are less likely to receive generous company sick pay than their counterparts in larger businesses. Does this have a direct effect on the level of sickness
absence?
Published 02.10.2008
You want to revamp your company sickness policy in order to make it more effective. What are the best quick fixes that you can use in order to see a downturn in sickness absence levels?
Published 03.05.2007
If a ‘flu pandemic is formally declared in the UK this winter, how can you stay informed of developments, and more importantly, what steps can you take to protect the health of your staff and your
own interests?
Published 16.11.2006