Absence/attendance

New and updated

• Date:

  9 May 2022

  Type:

  Survey analysis

  Absence rates and costs: XpertHR survey 2022

  Our research finds that coronavirus continued to impact sickness absence rates in 2021, particularly in organisations where working from home is not an option.

• Date:

  9 May 2022

  Type:

  Editor's choice

  Queen's Platinum Jubilee holiday: Resources for employers

  We round up our resources to help employers to manage employment issues that may arise as a result of the extended bank holiday weekend to celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, including guidance on whether employees are entitled to take the extra bank holiday off work.

• Date:

  9 May 2022

  Type:

  Commentary and analysis

  Queen's Platinum Jubilee holiday: Issues for employers

  In 2022, the late May bank holiday has been moved to Thursday 2 June and there is an additional bank holiday on Friday 3 June, creating a four-day weekend to celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee. What does the long weekend of celebrations across the UK mean for employers?

• Type:

  Policies and documents

  Policy on sporting events

  Updated to flag that the Women’s Euros and the Men's World Cup are both scheduled to take place this year.

• Type:

  Policies and documents

  Statement of fitness for work (fit note)

  Updated to include the alternative format of fit note introduced on 6 April 2022, which does not include the doctor's signature.

• Type:

  Statutory rates

  Statutory sick pay

  Updated to reflect the statutory sick pay rate in force from 6 April 2022.

• Type:

  Quick reference

  Statutory sick pay (SSP)

  Updated to reflect the statutory sick pay rate in force from 6 April 2022.

• Type:

  Employment law manual

  Sick pay

  Updated to reflect the increase in the rate of statutory sick pay, effective from 6 April 2022.

• Type:

  FAQs

  Can an employer require an employee to attend work if they test positive for coronavirus but are asymptomatic?

• Type:

  FAQs

  How should employers respond to the removal of coronavirus restrictions in England?