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
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
Many employees assume that when they’re off sick their employer can’t make any attempt to contact them. But this isn’t true; you can even visit them at home provided you go about it the right way. So
how is this done?
Published 27.01.2011
When an employee is signed off sick you’ve every right to make reasonable contact by telephone. But suppose your attempts to reach them have gone unanswered. What should your next move be?
Published 09.11.2015
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 been off work due to sickness for over a week and you’d like to find out how they are doing. Are you entitled to contact them by phone and if so what if your calls go
unanswered?
Published 17.11.2022
Unfortunately, some employees think that it’s perfectly acceptable to report sickness absence by e-mail, text message or even via social media. How can you stop this type of behaviour in your
workplace?
Published 05.06.2014
Employees were recently handed the right to interrupt a period of paid annual leave and defer it to a later date if they fall sick, or are injured, during that time. Oh dear - is this as bad as it
sounds?
Published 28.08.2012
Many employees will cry off sick at the first sign of illness. But suppose that one turns up who is clearly unfit for work. Could you send them home and insist that they stay there until recovered?
If so, what happens about their pay?
Published 11.03.2011
To increase staff productivity levels, a number of employers have introduced rules which say that work-related e-mails must not be sent at certain non-work times, e.g. late at night and weekends. Is
this something you should try?
Published 15.01.2016