Staff sickness absence can disrupt productivity and increase costs for employers. In this blog, we explore how businesses can manage sickness absence effectively and the policies that help reduce disruption.
Employment record keeping is no longer a folder in a filing cabinet
The Fair Work Agency (FWA) comes to life 7 April 2026. A government body that will have the power to enforce employment rights including statutory pay and leave. How you manage your employment record keeping is going to be your greatest protection against any concerns...
Statutory Sick Pay Is Changing: What the Employment Rights Act Means for Employers (And Why It’s Not All Doom and Gloom)
Statutory Sick Pay is set for significant reform under the Employment Rights Act. From April 2026, eligibility will expand, waiting days will disappear and SSP will be paid from day one. Here’s what employers need to know and prepare for.
Santa’s Workshop Needs More Than Christmas Magic – HR at Christmas
From an HR perspective, Santa’s workshop would be a proper headache. So we thought we’d have a bit of festive fun and imagine what Santa’s HR at Christmas challenges might look like – and what any sensible employer (magical or otherwise) should be thinking about at...
Sick Days, Sniffles and Staying Home: A Sensible Employer’s Guide to Managing Sickness Absence
Let’s talk about something that makes every employer wince – the sound of a colleague heroically struggling through a meeting whilst clearly ‘dying’ from the lurgy. Yes, that’s them, coughing into a sleeve, tissues piling up, insisting with a croaky voice that they’re...