From time to time, we all get sick, accidents happen, or life throws up something unexpected. Most employers accept there will be times an employee is unfit to work.
The good news is that on average employees only take 4 sick days off a year (ONS, April 2022), however regular sickness or absence can soon start to impact your business. Not all absences are sickness related. It could be absence for dependency leave, bereavement leave or any other non-sickness related reason.
Expert advice to help you deal with regular absence or sickness. We’re Primed, so you’re ready to manage short term absence with confidence.
It might surprise you that there’s no statutory right for an employee to take time off work due to sickness, however it is universally accepted that employees should be able to take time off to recover when they are sick.
Employment contracts normally provide sickness provisions, and a sickness or absence policy are also useful tools to help establish sickness absence rules in your business.
Different businesses have different rules when it comes to short-term sickness absence; from how to establish an unreasonable level of absence, how to manage short-term absence and the pay entitlements of an employee who is off sick.
Sickness absence should be dealt with on a case-by-case basis, taking into account each employee’s individual circumstances.
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- Advice, support and guidance to help manage short term absence effectively with our unlimited advice line
- Outcome driven advice to achieve results quickly, from our integrated team of CIPD qualified HR advisors and employment lawyers.
- A sickness absence policy and non-sickness absence related policy to ensure everyone is clear on expectations when it comes to managing absence, helping you to manage absence reasonably and robustly, and to steer you clear of employment tribunal claims.
- Sickness absence and pay provisions in our template employment contract
- Template documentation to help steer you through an absence management process
- Advice on, and drafting of, Settlement Agreements – for those occasions where you might reasonably want to cut through the red tape
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- Provision of an HR Information System (HRIS) to document absences easily, helping you identify patterns
- Occupational Health referrals, for those who have an underlying or repeating health problem
- Line Manager training on how to deal with any such issues
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