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Absence | Germany's sickness crackdown raises a question for UK employers
Germany's plan to make workers provide a doctor's note from the very first day of...
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Matchday management | England's 1am kick off - how HR can tackle a Monday morning World Cup sickie surge
England's 1am World Cup clash with Mexico could leave employers facing a wave of...
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'Shambolic' | Airport security worker sacked over sick days after employer's 'tunnel vision' dismissal process
A tribunal found her employer failed to properly investigate potential underlying...
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'Broken system' | Fit note reform trial could reshape absence management - but employers seek clarity on their role
Government plans to overhaul the fit note system could change how employers manage...
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'Significant business risk' | 17 million days lost to mental health absences - HR urged to stop staff reaching crisis point
Nearly half of HR Directors and senior decision makers say mental health conditions...
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Culture change | 'Sickfluencers' online trend concerns HR, but employers urged not to make assumptions
A growing social media trend is raising fresh concerns for employers, as influencers...
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'Quite sophisticated' | Met Police employee forged sick notes to take 200 days off, court hears
An ex-Metropolitan Police employee has admitted using forged medical documents to...
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Absenteeism | GP fit note system 'under huge strain' as employers urged to take more responsibility
The UK's fit note system is “under huge strain”, with GPs increasingly carrying...
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'Exacerbating the issue' | HR is making UK's sick-leave crisis worse, says 'Keep Britain Working' author
Sir Charlie Mayfield suggested HR teams are avoiding difficult conversations about...
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'Cost & legal risk' | Short-term sickness already employers' biggest challenge ahead of major sick pay reforms
Short-term, frequent absences are employers' biggest sickness-related challenge...
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'Bad decision' | Asda considers tougher sick leave rules as part of ongoing turnaround
Asda is weighing up major changes to its sickness absence policy that would make...
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£140k payout | Teacher told she had 'let colleagues & students down' for taking sick leave
A teacher who was told she had “let [her] colleagues down and [her] students down”...
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Absences | Majority of UK firms express concern over rising sick leave
Nearly nine in 10 UK businesses are concerned about the impact of long-term employee...
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CIPD study | Staff absence levels soar to nearly 2 working weeks per employee each year
Research shows need for proactive action to address rising levels of absence...
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'Directly connected' | Finance boss with cancer was told his sickness hurt the business, tribunal hears
Finance chief with cancer told he hadn't acknowledged "the impact his sickness...
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It came home... again! | 70,000+ employees take day off work after England's Euro 2025 victory
The Lionesses won another major final this weekend, and fans are prepared for some...
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'Big difference' | Government proposes sick note overhaul to get more people back into work
The government is considering a major overhaul of the sick note process...
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Wellbeing | Hybrid workers take fewer sick days and face less stress-based illness
Findings come amid £33billion long-term sickness bill...
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Five years on | HR lockdown stories from the frontline
The pandemic hit HR in many ways. Five years on, HR leaders reflect on...
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Wellbeing | Work-related ill-health costing the UK economy over £400m a week
Work-related ill-health is costing the UK economy over £415 million a week...
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