Absence/attendance

New and updated

• Type:

  Employment law manual

  Sick pay

  Updated to reflect that SSP recovery for coronavirus-related absence ends on 30 September 2021.

• Type:

  FAQs

  If an employee is advised to self-isolate to avoid the risk of spreading coronavirus, are they entitled to sick pay?

• Type:

  FAQs

  Does an employer commit an offence if a worker who is required to self-isolate attends work?

• Type:

  Good practice manual

  Managing long-term sickness absence

  Good practice guidance discussing the business case for managing long-term sickness absence effectively through setting a policy, recording and monitoring absence, keeping in touch with employees and planning for the return to work.

• Date:

  20 July 2021

  Type:

  Commentary and analysis

  Long COVID: Potential scenarios for HR and how to deal with them

  We set out some possible scenarios that HR professionals may face in relation to long COVID, and explain how they could tackle them.

• 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.

• Date:

  8 June 2021

  Type:

  Editor's choice

  Summer issues for HR: resource round-up

  XpertHR rounds up a range of resources to help HR manage the unique challenges and employment issues that may arise this summer.

• Date:

  8 June 2021

  Type:

  Podcasts and webinars

  Podcast: Summer of '21 - the unique challenges for HR

  This summer sees employees who holiday abroad facing quarantine when they return, work-life balance issues for parents during school holidays, two major sporting events, and the furlough scheme winding down. Principal employment law editor Stephen Simpson explains the unique challenges the summer of 2021 provides for HR.

• Date:

  2 June 2021

  Type:

  Commentary and analysis

  Employers' guide to Euro 2020: Five goals for your workplace

  Employers should plan ahead to make the most of the positive impact that this large sporting event can have on staff mental health and morale. However, employers also need to take steps to minimise disruption, particularly as a number of games take place during normal office hours and in the early evening.

• Type:

  Policies and documents

  Short-term sickness absence policy

  Updated to reflect the statutory sick pay rate, in force from 6 April 2021.