Absence/attendance

New and updated

• 2018 World Cup in Russia

  Type:

  Editor's choice

  The 2018 football World Cup in Russia kicks off on 14 June 2018. While major sporting events can create an exciting atmosphere in the workplace, they can cause disruption. We round up our resources to help ensure business continuity.

• Sick pay

  Type:

  Employment law manual

  Updated to reflect the increase in the rate of statutory sick pay, effective from 6 April 2018.

• Statutory sick pay

  Type:

  Statutory rates

  Updated to reflect the statutory sick pay rate in force from 6 April 2018.

• Statutory sick pay

  Type:

  Quick reference

  Updated to reflect the statutory sick pay rate in force from 6 April 2018.

• Letter informing an employee absent from work due to sickness that his or her pay will be stopped or reduced

  Type:

  Policies and documents

  Updated to reflect the statutory sick pay rate, in force from 6 April 2018.

• Short-term sickness absence policy

  Type:

  Policies and documents

  Updated to reflect the statutory sick pay rate, in force from 6 April 2018.

• Long-term sickness absence policy

  Type:

  Policies and documents

  Updated to reflect the statutory sick pay rate, in force from 6 April 2018.

• Statutory sick pay increases in Northern Ireland

  Type:

  Legal timetable

  The rate of statutory sick pay in Northern Ireland increases from £89.35 to £92.05 per week.

• Absence record form

  Type:

  Policies and documents

  Updated to highlight the impact of the General Data Protection Regulation, in force from 25 May 2018, on this document.

• How to obtain and use medical reports on employees

  Type:

  How to

  Updated to take account of the General Data Protection Regulation, in force from 25 May 2018.