Absence management

Resources

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  What legislation governs absence management?

  Legislation which has an impact on absence management.
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  What do employers need to know about the use of fit notes (previously known as medical certificates or sick notes)?

  Information on how employers should deal with fit notes.
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  Is an employer required to seek consent from employees in order to process data relating to sickness absence?

  Seeking consent from employees in order to process data relating to sickness absence.
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  If an employer dismisses an employee before the contractual or statutory entitlement to sick pay expires is the dismissal automatically unfair?

  Dismissing an employee before the contractual or statutory entitlement to sick pay expires.
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  If an employee who has been absent for apparent sickness refuses permission to contact his doctor can the employer proceed straight to disciplinary action based on their absence record?

  Disciplinary action following refusal by an employee for the employer to contact their doctor regarding sickness absence.
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  How should an employer treat short-term absence?

  How an employer can manage short-term absence.
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  How should an employer manage long-term sickness absence?

  How an employer should manage long-term sickness absence.
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  How can an employer obtain a specific medical report from an employee's doctor?

  How an employer can obtain a medical report from an employee's doctor.
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  How can an employer minimise the occurrence of short-term absences and what support is available?

  How an employer minimises the occurrence of short-term absences and what Government support is available.
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  Can an employer use an absence management procedure which freezes an employee's pay rise because of their frequent short term sickness absence record?

  Using an absence management procedure which freezes an employee's pay rise because of their frequent short term sickness absence record.
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  Can an employer rely on a term in the contract of employment that allows them to dismiss after 26 weeks of continuous absence as a defence to a claim for unfair dismissal and disability discrimination?

  Employers relying on a term in the contract of employment that allows them to dismiss after 26 weeks of continuous absence as a defence to a claim for unfair dismissal and disability discrimination.
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  Can an employer dismiss an employee because of long term sickness absence?

  Dismissing an employee because of long term sickness absence.
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  Are there any future developments expected in the area of absence management?

  Future legal developments relating to absence management.