Our team of experienced employment lawyers can support you with the process that you should follow and equip you with the knowledge to confidently make legally compliant decisions which protect your business. This support can include the production of effective sickness absence procedures, advice on how to handle return to work interviews and handling an employee’s conduct during sick leave. We can also assist, where appropriate, with dismissals.
Sickness absence often raises challenging legal, HR, and operational issues, and our team is equipped to guide you through each stage of the process with clear, pragmatic advice. We can assist you and your business in a range of ways, including:
- Training HR teams and managers on effective and legally compliant absence management processes;
- Drafting or updating sickness absence policies to ensure clarity, consistency, and compliance with employment law;
- Advising on short‑term and long‑term sickness absence, including the appropriate use of warnings, review meetings, and trigger points;
- Guiding you on when sickness absence should be managed under a formal capability process and how to apply that fairly;
- Advising on reasonable adjustments, phased return‑to‑work plans, and interpreting Occupational Health reports; and
- Identifying and mitigating discrimination risks.
