Sick pay

The Government has vowed to enforce workers’ rights from their first day in a job, in response to the recommendations...

Only 4% of employees know how much statutory sick pay they are entitled to, according to a health insurer, leaving...

Statutory sick pay arrangements in the UK are in breach of legal obligations under the European Social Charter, according to...

The Government has announced that Fit for Work assessment services will close next spring, following low referral rates.
Employers, employees...

The Government has published the statutory rates for maternity pay, paternity pay, shared parental pay, adoption pay and sick pay...

Any much-anticipated report is likely to divide opinion, and the Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices is no different. Rob...

The long-awaited Taylor Review of modern employment practices emerged today, introduced at a press conference hosted by Prime Minister Theresa...

An alternative worker status – dependent contractor – will be proposed by the Taylor review tomorrow alongside calls for new...

Food delivery company Deliveroo has announced plans to offer its self-employed couriers sick pay as it calls on the Government...

Putting together a short-term sickness absence policy can be one of the most daunting tasks an HR professional can face....

A watertight long-term sickness absence policy can give employees who are off work for an extended period the best chance...

Are you up to date with all this month's employment law changes? We round the nine most important legislative...

Generous leave entitlements and a unique legal framework characterise Australian employment law. Qian Mou highlights 10 interesting aspects of workplaces...

The Government has published the statutory rates for maternity pay, paternity pay, shared parental pay, adoption pay and sick pay...

Employers in the Republic of Ireland have to pay a contribution of employees’ earnings to a national training fund and...