An employee has just resigned giving you one month’s contractual notice. In addition, they’ve been signed off sick for six weeks. What are they entitled to be paid during their notice period - full
pay or sick pay, e.g. SSP only?
Published 09.02.2017
In a 2018 case, the employer threatened to impose a significant pay cut on the employee due to his dwindling sales figures. According to the Employment Appeal Tribunal, why was this threat
problematic?
Published 19.06.2018
One of our subscribers has an employee who’s arguing that working for part of the day before going home sick counts towards the qualifying period for calculating SSP. Is this right, and if not, how
do you calculate his entitlement?
Published 15.12.2005
An employee was badly injured while participating in a sporting activity and has been signed off work for several weeks. As it’s a self-inflicted injury, must you pay them during their sickness
absence and, if so, how much?
Published 02.10.2015
An employee has been awarded £22,000 by the tribunal because his employer imposed a change to his working hours. Why was this such a costly error?
Published 10.10.2017
Many businesses choose to offer more than just Statutory Sick Pay when staff are off ill. However, offering employees financial security can have its pitfalls. What are they and how can they be
avoided?
Published 15.11.2007
Apparently, only 0.6% of employees have read their entire employment contract - the rest either didn’t bother or just skimmed over the important bits. If an employee hasn’t read their contract, are
they still bound by all of its terms?
Published 09.10.2015
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
Let’s suppose that a new employee has gone off sick in their first few days of employment. They’ve not yet received a salary payment, so are they entitled to Statutory Sick Pay?
Published 02.05.2013
When an employee raises a grievance, the outcome decision may include some form of resolution. A ruling from the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) highlights why resolutions should be actioned
properly. What do you need to know?
Published 26.05.2022