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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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