It’s come to your attention that an employee isn’t carrying out some tasks that they’re required to do. This needs to be dealt with quickly, but is it a capability or conduct issue? How can you tell?
Published 30.08.2011
You’ve received a fit note from an employee but disagree with the doctor’s assessment and recommendations. Are you obliged to follow what’s been said or can you challenge the advice?
Published 22.04.2016
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
When an employee is off long-term sick, you can ask to visit them at home. Whilst the employee isn’t obliged to agree to your request, many will give their consent. What should you do following a
home visit to a sick employee?
Published 20.10.2022
One of your employees has just been signed off sick by their GP. A colleague claims that as they are considered to be unfit for work you can’t make any attempt to contact them. Is this really true?
Published 09.05.2014
A few months ago, one of your employees was signed off on long-term sickness absence. Since then, despite various efforts on your part, you’ve not heard anything from them. So is disciplinary action
now a real option here?
Published 07.03.2012
You suspended an employee and had arranged a disciplinary hearing. However, he produced a GP’s note claiming that he was too stressed to attend. You re-arranged it and the same thing happened. What
can you do?
Published 16.06.2005
An employee has just been signed off by their GP as being not fit for work. They have sent in their medical certificate, along with a note which says “do not contact me whilst I am off sick”. Must
you comply with their request?
Published 10.05.2018
Winter brings with it higher rates of sickness absence. But this time around there’s also swine ‘flu. Yet the government has now launched its free vaccination programme, so can you insist an employee
has it to protect your business?
Published 20.11.2009
You obtained a medical report on an employee which stated they are “currently unfit for work”. But a manager has just seen them and they appear to be in fine health! The tribunal recently dealt with
such an issue. What guidance does it offer?
Published 30.11.2010