During this summer of abundant sporting events, there has been a degree of concern about staff pulling sickies.

The Government is calling for employers to be at the centre of managing employees back to work following absence, but only 20% of employers feel equipped to offer their employees rehabilitation...

A sick note culture could be set to “engulf UK businesses” during the Olympics, according to a study from recruitment consultancy, Badenoch & Clark.

As the capital continues its transformation into a massive sporting and cultural venue, Transport for London (TfL) today set out its travel plans and advice for the Olympic Torch Relay and for the...

The European Court of Justice has ruled that workers who fall sick during their annual leave are entitled to take corresponding paid leave at a later date, irrespective of when the period of ill...

Employers have been urged to check that their staff are receiving information and advice so they can plan their Games-time travel.

Dame Carol Black (pictured), author of Health at Work and expert advisor to the Department of Health and Lord Freud, parliamentary undersecretary of state for the Department for Work and Pensions have...

With 17 days to go until Euro 2012, almost a quarter of employees have admitted to calling in sick to work to stay at home to watch sport, according to a global poll of more than 7,000 staff.

Approximately 131 million working days were lost to sickness absence in 2011, a new report from the Office for National Statistics shows.

The European Court once more returned to the issue of carrying over untaken leave but also how much holiday leave employees absent due to illness should receive.

UK organisations are struggling to cope with Olympics staffing challenges, as many employees (21%) are willing to take unauthorised time off to watch high profile events, according to a YouGov survey,...

The area of holidays and sick leave is fraught with complexity.