
Privacy vs practicality | Are you entitled to know the reason for an employee’s sickness absence?
BLOG Written on 14 July 2025 When an employee calls in sick, it’s natural for employers to want to understand the situation. However, questions around

BLOG Written on 14 July 2025 When an employee calls in sick, it’s natural for employers to want to understand the situation. However, questions around

BLOG Written by Gerard O’Hare on 26 July 2023 Managing sickness absence can be difficult at the best of times, but when an employee suddenly

BLOG Written on 3 January 2023 Sickness absence. Two words that give employers a terrible headache. It’s an issue of growing concern for UK employers

BLOG Repeat absences can be a serious drain on the resources of any businesses. While the occasional sick day is to be expected, there may

Disciplinary hearings can be almost as uncomfortable for the manager as for the staff member who’s the subject of the meeting. The manager conducting the

Blog Our Employment Law Advisers often receive calls from anxious employers about how to handle disciplinary and grievance issues. Rightly so, because not following the

BLOG Two of the main reasons that employers end up in Employment Tribunals are a failure to follow a fair procedure and a failure to

BLOG Put a stop to fake sickness absences! Employers face many challenges when dealing with sickness absences. It gets much more difficult when you face

BLOG Investigating an employee’s alleged misconduct is one of those challenges that many employers dread. It may seem like a negative process that can drain