When an employee is unable to undertake the full duties of their role or they have high levels of sickness absence due to an illness, this can be difficult for employers to manage. From time to time, we all have unavoidable periods of illness, and need time to recover. In rare cases however, you may … Read more
Fit for Work, previously the Health and Work Service, is being re-launched following a review of the country’s sickness absence system. Currently being rolled out nationwide and expected to be fully available by the end of 2015, it will offer free occupational health assistance to employees, employers and GPs. The review, conducted by Dame Carol … Read more
Staff sickness can be highly disruptive to a school. It’s often unpredictable, making it difficult to organise cover, which is often done by other members of staff who take up the strain to fill-in for their absent colleague. Of course, most absences are for genuine reasons and no one would want someone who was ill … Read more
It’s been a sport-packed summer so far and more to come…Wimbledon, Euros, Olympics, Paralympics. Summer also brings the good weather, which can lead to long hot sunny afternoons. From time to time, employees may ‘pull a sickie’ in order to catch the sporting action, or to spend a day in the sun. “Sickies” can be … Read more
In this month’s employment law round up, we’re looking at recent cases at tribunal, with a focus on protected characteristic discrimination claims.
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