Coronavirus (COVID-19)

A guide for OH practitioners including: Latest developments Duties of employers OH consultations and tests Health condition etc putting ...

Fit notes: temporary change

To free up GP capacity, employees are temporarily being allowed to self-certify sickness absence of up to 28 days for Statutory Sick Pay, ra...

EAT considers pay compensation for disabled employee

The EAT went some way – but not that far – in considering Equality Act issues on redeployment and pay while off sick. In West v Royal Bank o...

Sick pay, pay protection, and Equality Act 2010

Summary The courts have generally held that an employer does not have an obligation to pay extra sick pay under disability discrimination le...

Reasonable adjustments – again

Diana Kloss looks at a recent EAT decision on reasonable adjustments to pay. The Equality Act 2010 imposes a duty on employers to make re...

IVF treatment

Summary Absence for IVF treatment prior to the start of actual pregnancy (ie implantation), or up to a very short period before, is correctl...