Sick Leave Archives

Brits are too afraid to call in sick

Feb 5, 2019 | 0 |

Brits afraid of their boss and office backlash.

National Sickie Day or National ‘Interview For A New Job’ Day?

Feb 4, 2019 | 0 |

Could there be another reason for today’s absenteeism?

Employees using sick leave to care for elderly relatives

Aug 30, 2016 | 0 |

Employees are resorting to using annual and sick leave to look after elderly relatives, according to a survey that reveals the growing impact of caring responsibilities on the workforce.

Leading doctors push changes to sick note system

Jun 23, 2016 | 0 |

Staff who fall ill should be able to stay off work for up to two weeks before they need a sick note in order to relieve the strain on overstretched GPs, leading doctors believe.

Rachel Arkle: We have an entitlement to be well at work

Dec 22, 2015 | 0 |

Some UK firms, it seems, remain resistant to taking wellbeing seriously. Despite growing employee calls for action, certain organisations remain limited in their belief that health is good for business. Such mindsets not only deprioritise wellbeing but are also enabling worrying behaviours and cultures to emerge that actively
discourage people’s ability to look after themselves.

Tory MP threatened to sack staff member over sick leave

Dec 18, 2015 | 0 |

The Tory MP is being accused of threatening to sack a member of staff who asked to take four weeks off work sick on the advice of her doctor.

Nine out of ten UK workers failing to take sick leave

Oct 21, 2015 | 1 |

A survey by National Accident Helpline has revealed some worrying statistics about the UK’s working population and their tendency to work when unwell. 89 percent of British workers in a new survey admitted to dragging themselves out of their sickbeds to go to work, with over half (53 percent) having taken no sick days in the last six months.