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...
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...
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...
ARCHIVED: This archived Practice Note provides information on the data protection regime before 25 May 2018 and reflects the position under the Data...
This Practice Note sets outs the issues an employer will need to consider when seeking medical reports on employees and prospective employees. Before obtaining a medical...
This Practice Note sets out the law regarding discrimination because of pregnancy, pregnancy-related illness or maternity under the Equality Act 2010 (EqA 2010). A...
The Pregnant Workers Directive 92/85/EEC (PWD) requires Member States of the EU to implement measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health at work of...
UPDATE: Proposals for reducing ill health-related job loss have been set out in a government consultation running from 15 July 2019 to 7 October 2019. Proposals include:...
FORTHCOMING CHANGE: The smoke-free provisions of the Public Health (Wales) Act 2017 (not yet in force) replace, in Wales, the current regime under the Health Act 2006....