There are many different long term health conditions that may impact your employee’s ability to work, in fact there are currently 26 million people in the UK living with a long-term health condition. (PSNC, March 22)
Usually, long term sickness absence or ill-health is defined as a continuous period of absence longer than 4 weeks. It may be due to an accident, planned operation or treatment, a chronic illness or disability, mental health or an unexpected illness.
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Managing long term sickness is a balancing act for businesses – you want to support your employee with a return to good health, dealing with the situation sensitivity whilst also balancing the additional pressure it puts on other colleagues and the financial pressure your business may face.
Putting in place good management practices and creating an open, inclusive workplace can help employees with long term conditions stay in work and contribute productively.
However, in some instances it may be necessary to consider redeployment or terminating the employment of an employee who has little to no prospect of returning to work, or whose health condition will limit their ability to perform the role they are employed to so.
Following a fair and reasonable process in those circumstances is crucial to your ability to defend Employment Tribunal claims, particularly those of discrimination.
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- Outcome driven advice to achieve the right result for you, your employees and your business, from our integrated team of CIPD qualified HR advisors and employment lawyers.
- A long term ill-health and sickness absence policy to ensure everyone is clear on expectations when it comes to managing absence, helping to steer you clear of employment tribunal claims.
- Template documentation to help steer you through an absence management process
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- Line Manager training on how to deal with any such issues
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