STOP PRESS: On 10 May 2020, the Prime Minister announced the first step in modifying the government’s lockdown measures, and in particular a change in emphasis in...
Dealing with an employee who is off sick for long periods, or for one continuous, long period is complex and requires a particularly careful procedure, which must be well...
The term 'malingerer' is used in this Practice Note to refer to an employee who is absent and gives illness or injury as the reason for absence, but the employer: • does...
Many employers find dealing with this type of absence particularly frustrating, as often the employee will have periods of good attendance, interspersed by short...
An employee who is pregnant may take time off sick, either due to a pregnancy-related sickness or due to illness unconnected to the pregnancy. As a separate issue, an...
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) defines stress as ‘the adverse reaction people have to excessive pressures or other types of demand placed on them’. Stress is not...
Employees are protected against dismissal and from suffering a detriment for reasons related to pregnancy, childbirth and maternity leave. Protection against detriment An...
This Practice Note considers the definition of disability for the purposes of protection from discrimination and other prohibited conduct under the Equality Act 2010 (EqA...
This Practice Note covers an Equality Act 2010 provision which had no equivalent under the law which applied before 1 October 2010. What amounts to discrimination arising...
Nature of the duty The duty to make reasonable adjustments (referred to below simply as 'the duty') comprises three requirements. The element that is common to all three...
[Insert in para 8.2 of claim form ET1:] 1 The Claimant was employed by the Respondent as a [service engineer] from [insert date]. [[His OR Her OR Their] contract of...
[Insert in para 8.2 of claim form ET1:] 1 The Claimant was employed by the Respondent from [insert date] as a [enter details of position held by Claimant]. 2 The Claimant...
[Insert in para 6.1 of response form ET3:] 1 It was an express term of the Claimant's employment as [a storeman] that the theft of supplies would result in instant...
[Insert in para 6.1 of response form ET3:] 1 The Claimant, who was employed as [a building labourer], had been continuously absent from work for [10] weeks when the...
[Insert: in para 6.1 of response form ET3:] 1 The Claimant had been employed by [insert name of employer] as a [set out job title, eg branch manager]. 2 On [insert date]...
Medical evidence obviously plays an important role in prohibited conduct claims under the Equality Act 2010 (EqA 2010) which rely on the protected characteristic of...
This Practice Note considers various practical issues which arise in relation to the entitlement to annual leave and holiday pay of workers who are, or have been, absent...
[To be typed on headed notepaper] [insert date] Dear [insert name of employee], Re: [insert name of employer] (the Company) [As discussed with you on [insert date], we OR...
[To be typed on headed notepaper] [insert date] Dear [insert name of employee], Re: [insert name of employer] (the Company) I am writing to confirm the outcome of our...
[To be typed on headed notepaper] [insert date] Dear [insert name of employee], Re: [insert name of employer] (the Company) [[OPTION 1: failure of Return to Work...
[To be typed on headed notepaper] [insert date] Dear [insert name of employee], Re: [insert name of employer] (the Company) Further to the capability meeting on [insert...
[To be typed on headed notepaper] [insert date] Dear [insert name of employee], Re: [insert name of employer] (the Company) We would like you to attend a meeting to...
[To be typed on headed notepaper of employer] [Date] Dear [insert name of employee], Re: [insert name of employer] (the Company) Following our most recent meeting with...
[To be typed on headed notepaper] [insert date] Dear [insert name of employee], Re: [insert name of employer] (the Company) We would like you to attend [a OR a...
[To be typed on headed notepaper] [insert date] Dear [insert name of employee], Re: [insert name of employer] (the Company) Further to the capability meeting on [insert...
[To be typed on headed notepaper of employer] [Date] Dear [insert name of employee], Re: [insert name of employer] (the Company) I am writing to [inform you of OR...
[Insert date] Dear [insert name of employee], I have received your letter dated [insert date of employee's letter of appeal] in which you have appealed against the...
[Insert date] Dear [insert name of employee], I write to [announce OR confirm] the decision that has been made by [insert name(s) and job title(s)], following the hearing...
[insert date] [insert name and address of doctor] Private and confidential Dear [insert doctor’s name] Request for report on [insert employee’s name and date of birth] We...
Date:[insert date] Employee name:[insert name] Employee date of birth[insert date of birth] Employee address:[insert address] Employer name:[insert name] Private and...