Parents who lose a child will receive two weeks' paid bereavement leave under new government rules that will come into force in April.
With a third of UK employees having more than half their holiday allowance left to take, 65% say they intend to use this up before the…
New research has found that 60% of employees have actively been discouraged from taking time off by their employers.
Charity Sue Ryder is calling on the government to introduce two weeks’ statutory paid bereavement leave for all UK employees for the…
A number of firms have begun imposing financial costs on employees who refuse to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
If the symptoms of Long-COVID meet the legal definition of a disability, employees will qualify for protection under the Equality Act…
A new survey from ACAS has found that one in four employers have seen an increase in staff being off sick compared to a year ago.
Although 85% of employers record the sickness absence of their staff, only 63% measure the impact that employees’ sick leave has on…
Twenty per cent of employers do not currently record sickness absence, according to new research from GRiD, the industry body for the…
In response to the ongoing impact of the coronavirus pandemic, professional body for HR and people development, the CIPD is calling on…
Sickness absence rates rose to their highest level in more than ten years in 2021, with COVID-19 responsible for almost a quarter of…
When comparing pre-pandemic levels in March 2019 to March 2021, the number of stress sickness days recorded has increased by 113%.