Absence management for UK employers
Practical articles on absence management, workforce analytics and UK employment law, with sources.
Statutory Sick Pay: A Guide for Employers
Statutory Sick Pay from April 2026: who qualifies, the weekly rate, when it starts, how long it lasts, the records to keep and how company sick pay fits.
Fit Notes: What UK Employers Need to Know
Self-certification, when a fit note is needed, who can issue one, what "may be fit for work" means, and what an employer can and cannot ask for.
Time Off for Dependants: UK Employer Guide
Time off for dependants under the Employment Rights Act 1996: who counts as a dependant, what is reasonable, pay, and how it differs from carer's leave.
UK Holiday Entitlement: The 5.6 Weeks Rule
The statutory 5.6 weeks of holiday: part-time and irregular hours, bank holidays, sickness during holiday, carry-over, holiday pay and leaving pay.
The Bradford Factor in the UK: Guide for HR
How the Bradford Factor is calculated, worked examples, setting trigger points, and keeping disability and pregnancy absence out of the score.
UK Sickness Absence Rates: ONS Figures
The ONS sickness absence figures for 2025: the UK rate, the rates by industry, sector and size of workforce, and how to compare your own rate.
Absence Policy and Trigger Points (UK)
How to write a UK absence policy: reporting rules, evidence, return-to-work meetings, trigger points, reasonable adjustments and the Acas Code.
Absence Warning Letters Under the Acas Code
Absence letters under the Acas Code: invitation to a meeting, first and final written warnings, and the outcome letter with the right of appeal.
Return-to-Work Interviews: A UK Guide
What to cover in a return-to-work interview, how it links to fit notes and phased returns, and how to record it fairly for every employee.
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