Postponing leave due to sickness

It is advisable to introduce a policy that clearly sets out how sickness during leave will be dealt with, or amend existing annual leave policies to that effect, according to this "weekly dilemma". 

• Weekly dilemma: Postponing leave due to sickness In the recent case of Shah v First West Yorkshire Limited an employment tribunal decided that a worker who was sick during pre-arranged leave should be permitted to carry over his lost leave to the next leave year. 

Also

Sickness absence and holiday pay: Stringer case Maria Hoeritzauer of Osborne Clarke begins a series of articles on sickness absence and holiday pay with a look at the Stringer case and its impact. 

Sickness absence and holiday pay: practical implications of Stringer Julian Hemming of Osborne Clarke continues the series with a look at the practical implications of the Stringer case for employers. 

Pereda poses new problem for paid annual leave and sickness Consultant editor Darren Newman considers the confusion surrounding the relationship between paid annual leave and sickness created by the recent European Court of Justice decision in Pereda v Madrid Movilidad SA.