The number of fit notes issued by GPs reached a record 10.3 million in 2021.
The government's proposed Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Bill has undergone a second reading in parliament.
The government has introduced new legislation allowing medical professionals other than GPs to provide fit notes for sick workers if they are unable to work.
Remote workers are more likely to take time off for mental health related reasons than employees who work on-site.
More than half (52%) of UK full-time employees did not take a single sick day in the 12 months since February 2021.
Imminent changes to Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) will take employers by surprise, and force them to have to decide whether Covid-19 is now just an illness like any other, according to experts.
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The CIPD has said that the UK’s Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) is broken, and a majority of employers agree it needs to be increased.
Supermarket chain Morrisons has come under fire after outlining a policy that will mean unvaccinated employees are not entitled to sick pay if they have to self-isolate.
While we’re by now, sadly too familiar with the devastating impact of COVID-19, there is still relatively little known, or indeed talked about when it comes to Long COVID.
Despite the coronavirus pandemic, UK sickness absence fell last year, sparking fears that employees are continuing to work while ill and working from home.
Sick leave has been a sensitive issue for many years but a recent employment tribunal case reflected the risks that adopting a pre-judged approach can take.