Many employees call in “sick” only to post a comment on Facebook which spills the beans about what they’re really up to. How do you tackle this problem and decide whether it’s fraudulent sickness
absence?
Published 19.11.2010
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
An employee phones in sick one Monday morning. He says it’s a minor problem and that he’ll be in the next day. Only you don’t see him until the following Tuesday! How should you deal with this?
Published 27.01.2005
An employee is due to start ten days’ annual leave shortly. However, they’ve just presented you with a fit note which says “no work for four weeks”. What should that period of time now be classed as:
sickness absence or holiday?
Published 11.06.2013
An employee is injured and is currently absent on company sick pay. As he’s not really “ill”, can you ask him to do some paperwork despite the fact that he has a GP’s certificate signing him off? Are
you able to challenge the certificate?
Published 12.07.2007
You have a member of staff who’s been signed off with depression. You’ve heard the average time off with this condition is 30 days. How can you reduce the impact on your company and ensure that you
spot any future problems?
Published 24.01.2008
The World Cup kicks off on June 9 and runs for a month. What should you do about employees who phone in sick or fail to turn up on match days?
Published 18.05.2006
This summer there are plenty of opportunities for staff to take “sick” leave. How can you take control of the situation and stay on the ball?
Published 12.04.2002
In April 2015 there were reports about a doctor who wrote an amusing letter when an employee was asked to produce medical evidence for one day’s sickness absence. What are the rules regarding the
issue of fit notes?
Published 23.04.2015
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