Absence/attendance

New and updated

• Type:

  FAQs

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

• Type:

  Employment law manual

  Sick pay

  Updated to reflect the Government's amended guidance on shielding in England during national restrictions, from 5 November 2020.

• Type:

  FAQs

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

• Date:

  30 September 2020

  Type:

  News

  Employers face £10k fine for failing to enforce self-isolation

  Employers in England face fines of up to £10,000 if they fail to prevent workers who should be self-isolating from going to the workplace.

• Type:

  FAQs

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

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.