The very mention of sicknotes and GPs is the equivalent of lighting the blue touch paper and preparing to stand well back for most employers. Jonathan Whittaker, partner at SAS Daniels, looks at whether the proposal of a 'well note' will solve anything.
Sick pay
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We will have to get used to calling the sicknote the ‘well note’ following the recent announcement by health secretary...
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Government departments could do more to tackle civil service ‘sickie’ culture
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryThe Cabinet Office has admitted that government departments “can do more” to reduce staff sickness absence.Figures showing that the absence...
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Stringer v Her Majesty’s Revenue & CustomsFACTS This case involved two groups of workers employed by Her Majesty’s Revenue &...
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Kent Police has defended its absence rate following a report revealing that almost 10% of officers take more than 28...
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On 26 July, Hansard reported that “In the period July 2006 to June 2007, the Department [of Work and Pensions]...
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This updated version of the guide originally published in 2004 includes an overview of developments in government policy, such as incapacity benefit reform, which will have a major effect on how employers deal with incapacitated employees as well as covering important changes to employment law.
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Absence Advice Note should replace Med 3 sicknote, says occupational health provider association
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryThe Med 3 sicknote should be replaced with an Absence Advice Note (AAN) as part of a radical overhaul of...
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GPs should be removed from the responsibility of sickness certification in the early days of absence, a GP leader told...
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Government proposals for employers to provide sick pay from the first day of illness have been scrapped, it was announced yesterday
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In the third part of our in-depth series, Sally O'Reilly reports on the government's proposals to get a million people off incapacity benefit and back into work, and the likely impact on the UK's OH nurses
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Changes to statutory sick pay rules could make matters worse for employers.
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Our receptionist has called in sick. She had a 'boob job' while she was away on holiday, but the surgery went badly. What should we do?
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Thousands of workers in the footwear industry have been granted a pay rise and their first ever sick pay scheme.
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The government's new health and wellbeing strategy has the potential to revolutionise the way sick employees are rehabilitated and kept healthy in the workplace, a leading health expert has claimed