Category: Sickness Absence

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Holiday entitlement when an employee is off sick

Annual leave and sickness absence. The issue of annual leave can be tricky for employers to navigate but when someone goes off sick it can become even more …

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Menopause, affecting more than just women.

With approximately 6 million of the 33 million people employed in the UK experiencing menopause, the affected women, usually between the ages of 45-55…

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Managing Sickness Absence

Sickness absence can cause many problems.  If your business is experiencing a high level of staff sickness, it may be worth checking your policies and ensuring

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Workplace Burnout

Burnout’, a state of severe mental and emotional exhaustion most often caused by work-related stress. Employers need to be aware of workplace burnout

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What is ACAS Early Conciliation?

The ACAS early conciliation process is a free service you can use to try and resolve an employment dispute. You can start the process online …

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Sickness Absence Management

Quite often sickness absence will put employers under pressure to get staff back into work after long periods of absence. Pressuring a sick employee…