LRD guides and handbook June 2015

Sickness absence and sick pay - a guide for trade union reps

Further Information

Further information

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Government sources

Statutory Sick Pay: www.hmrc.gov.uk/manuals/spmmanual/spm10135.htm

Fit Note: www.gov.uk/government/collections/fit-note#guidance

Fit for Work: www.gov.uk/government/collections/fit-for-work-guidance#guidance-about-fit-for-work

Employment and Support Allowance: www.gov.uk/employment-support-allowance

Access to Work: www.gov.uk/access-to-work/overview

Flexible working: www.gov.uk/flexible-working/overview

Sickness absence surveys, reports and statistics

Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD): www.cipd.co.uk

Confederation of British Industry (CBI): www.cbi.org.uk

Office for National Statistics (ONS): www.ons.gov.uk

EEF manufacturers’ organisation: www.eef.org.uk

Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC): www.hscic.gov.uk/workforce

Civil service: www.civilservice.gov.uk

Local Government Association (LGA): www.local.gov.uk

The Work Foundation: www.theworkfoundation.com

Checking up on legal cases

LexisNexis Butterworths: www.butterworths.com

British and Irish Legal Information Institute: www.bailii.org

Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) cases: www.gov.uk/courts-tribunals/employment-appeal-tribunal

Court of Appeal cases: www.judiciary.gov.uk/court/court-of-appeal

Court of Justice of the European Union/European Court of Justice cases: http://europa.eu/eu-law/case-law/index_en.htm

Union and independent guidance and support

Age UK: www.ageuk.org.uk

Disability Rights: www.disabilityrightsuk.org

EHRC: www.equalityhumanrights.com

Labour Research Department: www.lrd.org.uk

MIND: www.mind.org.uk

Scope: www.scope.org.uk

TUC: www.tuc.org.uk

Other relevant sources

Acas: www.acas.org.uk

Health at work — an independent review of sickness absence in Great Britain (Black/Frost report): https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/181060/health-at-work.pdf

Health and Safety Executive: www.hse.gov.uk

Industrial Injuries Advisory Council (IIAC): www.gov.uk/government/organisations/industrial-injuries-advisory-council/about