Absence/attendance

New and updated

• Date:

  14 June 2021

  Type:

  Survey analysis

  Absence rates and costs: XpertHR survey 2021

  Our latest data on sickness absence rates and costs reveals the lowest figures in 15 years, primarily due to the restrictions imposed as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

• Type:

  Letters and forms

  Letter informing employee that their sick pay will be stopped or reduced

  A model letter informing an employee absent from work due to sickness that their pay will be stopped or reduced.

• Type:

  Interactive flowcharts

  Medical reports: Obtain a medical report on an employee

  Use this medical reports flowchart to obtain a medical report on an employee's health or medical condition, to apprise yourself on their health or medical condition.

• Type:

  Survey analysis

  Absence rates and costs survey 2020

  Our latest survey on sickness absence shows a slight upward turn in absence rates, but with the onset of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, it may be that 2020 will be something of an anomaly when it comes to sickness absence metrics.

• Date:

  19 March 2020

  Type:

  Commentary and insights

  Coronavirus and statutory sick pay

  Consultant editor Darren Newman discusses the changes to the statutory sick pay system brought about by the coronavirus pandemic, and suggests the current crisis may well result in a full review of the system.

• Type:

  Editor's choice

  Time off over Christmas and New Year

  We round up our resources that will help employers manage requests for time off during the festive season, when business needs may range from requiring a certain level of cover to shutting down operations. Our resources include research on employers' arrangements for work and rest over the Christmas and New Year period, to help you benchmark your organisation.

• Date:

  21 November 2019

  Type:

  Employment law cases

  Long-term sick leave: Holiday carry-over limited to four weeks, confirms ECJ

  In TSN v Hyvinvointialan Liitto Ry; AKT v Satamaoperaattorit Ry, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) held that, in the absence of domestic legislation or collective agreements to the contrary, workers on sick leave are not entitled to carry over any paid annual leave over and above the EU minimum of four weeks.

• Date:

  15 October 2019

  Type:

  Podcasts and webinars

  Podcast: Labour turnover and sickness absence rates

  We discuss trends in labour turnover and sickness absence rates based on data gathered by XpertHR.

• Type:

  Survey analysis

  Use of trigger points and targets in managing absence: XpertHR survey 2019

  Sickness absence interventions are most commonly triggered by employees being absent on three or four different occasions in a rolling 12-month period or by an absence for a total of 10 cumulative days.

• Type:

  Letters and forms

  Letter confirming what has been agreed following long-term sickness absence return-to-work meeting

  A model letter to confirm what has been agreed following an informal long-term sickness absence return-to-work meeting (also known as a "return-to-work interview").