Sickness absence and sick pay

New and updated

• Type:

  Employment law guide

  Sick pay

  Updated to include the proposed rate of statutory sick pay for 2024/25.

• Date:

  2 November 2023

  Type:

  Podcasts and webinars

  Webinar: Handling HR nightmares

  We look at workplace scenarios that can strike fear into the heart of the most experienced HR professionals, including issues relating to: discipline and grievances; redundancy; and new legislation.

• Type:

  Policies and procedures

  Obtaining medical reports policy

  Updated to extend the circumstances that may lead to a request for a medical report.

• Type:

  Training

  Long-term sickness - line manager training

  Updated to reflect that nurses, occupational therapists, pharmacists and physiotherapists can issue fit notes from 1 July 2022.

• Type:

  Letters and forms

  Statement of fitness for work (fit note)

  Updated to link to the Government's updated sample fit note, which now contains a numbered guide explaining each section of the fit note.

• Type:

  How to

  How to obtain and use medical reports on employees

  Updated to reflect that the ICO has published guidance for employers on when they can collect information through medical examinations (which replicates guidance previously contained in the withdrawn Employment practices data protection code).

• Type:

  Training

  Return-to-work meetings after short-term sickness absence - line manager training

  Enhanced with the addition of a PowerPoint presentation and a quiz for training purposes.

• Type:

  Training

  Return-to-work meetings after short-term sickness absence quiz - line manager training

  A quiz for line managers to test their knowledge on the law and practice relating to return-to-work meetings after short-term sickness absence.

• Date:

  2 May 2023

  Type:

  Survey analysis

  Absence rates and costs: XpertHR survey 2023

  Our latest data on sickness and absence reveals a decrease in absence rates as the effects of covid subside. Yet rates remain high due to lower immunity, high workloads and stress in the workplace

• Type:

  Quick reference

  Statutory sick pay (SSP)

  Updated to reflect the statutory sick pay rate in force from 6 April 2023.