LRD guides and handbook June 2014

Law at Work 2014

Chapter 4

Holidays and sickness absence

[ch 4: page 119]

There have been several important decisions of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) about the relationship between the Working Time Directive and sickness absence. The government has consulted on how best to change the WTRs to accommodate these decisions as part of its Modern Workplaces consultation. The government’s response has not yet been published and in the meantime, the current position is set out below.