Absence/attendance

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• Type:

  Legal timetable

  Right to statutory sick pay when self-isolating prior to hospital admission introduced

  Those who are required to self-isolate for up to 14 days prior to being admitted to hospital for surgery are entitled to statutory sick pay.

• Type:

  Employment law manual

  Sick pay

  Updated to reflect the extension of entitlement to SSP to employees who self isolate in advance of surgery or other hospital procedure, effective from 26 August 2020.

• Date:

  20 August 2020

  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.

• Type:

  Legal timetable

  Right to statutory sick pay for 10-day period of self-isolation due to coronavirus takes effect

  Employees who are required to self-isolate due to coronavirus (COVID-19) are entitled to statutory sick pay for the full period of their self-isolation.

• Type:

  Editor's choice

  Hot weather: resource round-up

  Is there a maximum temperature beyond which employees are not expected to work? Should employers relax their dress codes when temperatures are high? Can employees request annual leave at short notice? XpertHR has a range of resources to help HR manage employment issues that may arise during hot weather.

• Type:

  FAQs

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

• Date:

  27 July 2020

  Type:

  Commentary and analysis

  Spanish holidays: how should employers handle staff quarantine?

  Employers should prepare policies that outline how they will handle employees who are forced to quarantine after travelling abroad.

• Type:

  FAQs

  Can an employer place an employee on furlough leave if they are off sick?

• Date:

  26 June 2020

  Type:

  Commentary and analysis

  What are the implications of the test and trace service for employers?

  Employers are being asked to "play their part" in the NHS test and trace service by encouraging workers to comply with requests to self-isolate and to support them while they are in isolation. Jo Broadbent, Counsel Knowledge Lawyer at Hogan Lovells, explores some of the legal and practical issues for employers of the test and trace service.

• Type:

  Legal timetable

  Right to statutory sick pay when self-isolating due to contact with coronavirus introduced

  Employees who are self-isolating for 14 days because they have been notified that they have had direct contact with coronavirus (COVID-19) are entitled to statutory sick pay.