Hi,

Does anyone have any examples of how they deal with Directors when they are absent due to sickness.

We currently have nothing in place so I was looking for some ideas on whether you pay for sick leave, if so is there any eligibility criteria such as length of service and how much paid leave would they receive, are the arrangements contractual or discretionary, do they have to have a return to work etc.

Any ideas would be appreciated.

Thank you

Hi M

I'm sorry but what's the problem, if you have a sickness absence policy in th ecompany then it shoudl apply acorss the board including Directors.  If you haven't then I suggest you look at putting one in place walong with absence management.

Kim

I agree with you 100%, however we have nothing HR related in place at all, both myself and the HR function are new to the Company and as such there is a whole department to set up which is obviously going to take time, as they say Rome wasn't built in a day.

However the acquisition of a new Company is all hanging on the terms of the Director SLA and one point is what sick pay we will offer the new Director.  The negotiations have come to a halt and I have a few hours to come up with a proposal before we lose the whole deal, so I was simply asking for ideas on how other Companies operate their sick pay schemes. 

It is your preogative whether you share any information, however I thought I would give the Networking Forum a try to see if I got any ideas.

Hi M

Sorry if you were offended by my statement, it was meant in that context at all.  If you email me I can forward you the detaisl of my sickness policy and absence management and if you require further assistance with setting up your HR funtion I would offer my services to your organisation.    I am always willing to help people with their HR problems.

You can contact me on kim.taylor500@ntlworld.com

Hope this will help

Regards

Kim