LRD guides and handbook October 2010

Sickness absence and sick pay - a guide for union reps

Introduction (462 words)

Industrial relations and work organisation are key issues in sickness absence. However, even though the evidence strongly links employee involvement ...
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1. Background and key developments (2,323 words)

An annual survey by manufacturing employers’ organisation EEF, published in July 2010, found an overall fall in the levels of both long and ...
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2. Sickness absence policies (7,013 words)

Employers have a legal duty to protect their workers’ health and safety in the workplace and this includes both physical and mental health, ...
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3. Special circumstances (6,434 words)

Some types of sickness absence deserve special attention because the law has developed particular rules to manage particular circumstances or ...
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4. Sick pay (3,234 words)

Although more than half the reps responding to the 2010 LRD survey recounted a general tightening up of sickness absence procedures (see Chapter 2 ...
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5. Sickness and dismissal (5,048 words)

Because sickness absence falls within the definition of “capability” under section 98 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 (ERA), ...
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6. The law (1,623 words)

Employers have a general legal obligation to provide a safe place of work for their employees, meaning they have an overall obligation to protect ...
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Further help and information (526 words)

All regulations made since 1987 can be downladed from the Office of Public Sector Information (OPSI) website at: www.opsi.gov.uk using the Statutory ...
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