You’ve invited an employee to a return-to-work interview after a recent episode of sickness absence. However, they are refusing to disclose the reason behind their absence. Are they obliged to do so,
or can they keep quiet?
Published 04.01.2023
One of your employees recently handed in their notice. Since then they’ve been routinely calling in sick. Under the circumstances, you seriously doubt this is genuine. So can you simply refuse to pay
them any sick pay?
Published 10.04.2012
As part of your sickness absence management procedures, you require all employees to attend a return to work interview. But suppose they object to the person who will be conducting it - are they
allowed to do this?
Published 04.05.2017
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
When an employee returns to work following an episode of sickness absence, you should meet with them to discuss their recent non-attendance. But what if they refuse to talk about it because it’s too
embarrassing?
Published 09.10.2013
A subscriber recently granted an employee’s last-minute holiday request so they could go skiing. But the only winter break they got was one in their leg! The question is: are they entitled to sick
pay as the injury was their own fault?
Published 24.03.2010
An employee who recently took a day’s sickness absence has now requested to have that day classed as annual leave. Is this possible or should their reason for absence be recorded accurately?
Published 10.03.2016
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
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