Apparently, there has been a sharp rise in job ghosting. This is where an employee disappears without any notice or contact. If it looks like you’ve been ghosted by one of your employees, how should
you handle it?
Published 15.01.2019
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
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
An employee is off work unexpectedly and you’re worried that there might be e-mail messages which require answers sitting in their inbox. Can you just check the account or must you obtain their
permission first?
Published 29.06.2015
One of your employees seems to have disappeared and has been absent from work for several days. How do you deal with the situation and, more importantly, when is it safe to stop paying them?
Published 25.01.2007
When an employee fails to report to work without permission and without any legitimate reason or explanation, it’s an unauthorised absence. What steps should you take to deal with it?
Published 17.04.2024
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
An employee has sent an e-mail saying they’ll be a few days late returning to work from annual leave as their flight back to the UK has been cancelled. As they say it’s not their fault, what should
you do now?
Published 21.09.2018
In the past two years 43% of employers have had staff off work sick for more than four weeks. If one of your employees is on long-term sick leave, what are the rules concerning ongoing telephone
contact?
Published 22.10.2019
Over 3.2 million UK adults are affected by so-called hygiene poverty and 12% say that they are avoiding work as a result. What should you do if you suspect this may be the reason behind an
employee’s absence?
Published 13.03.2023