Podcast: Long-term sickness absence - tricky issues
On this week's XpertHR Weekly, we look at common problems that employers can encounter when dealing with employees on long-term sickness absence, including maintaining contact with them and how to handle the situation where an employee goes off sick during an on going disciplinary procedure. We also discuss the current rules on holiday accrued during sickness absence.
Presenter Susan Dennehy is joined by Fiona Cuming. Edited and produced by Claire Scullin.
Podcast: Long-term sickness absence - tricky issues
Audio: XpertHR Weekly; 6 November 2015
Articles discussed on this week's podcast:
- How to manage employees on long-term sickness absence
- How to handle the situation where an employee goes off sick during a disciplinary process
- Long-term sickness absence policy
- What should an employer do if an employee fails to attend a disciplinary hearing?
- Is an employee who has exhausted their sick pay entitled to notice pay if dismissed on grounds of ill health?
- Can an employer dismiss an employee on long-term sickness absence before they have exhausted their entitlement to contractual sick pay?
- If an employee returns late from holiday due to illness, should the employer treat a foreign medical certificate as evidence of incapacity?
- Webinar: Sickness absence
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