Pros And Cons Of Managing Sickness-Related Dismissals

Managing sickness absence raises both legal and human resources issues. This guide provides an overview of how employers should manage sickness absence and go about making sickness-related dismissals.
Sickness absence can take different forms, such as recurrent short-term absences or long-term absence. Operating a fair procedure before dismissing an employee for either persistent short-term or continuous longer-term absences can be onerous.. In particular, employers are often wary of dealing with individuals who have been off sick for a prolonged period, especially where the cause of their sickness is not clear or they are awaiting diagnosis. In both scenarios a fair procedure will consist of the points set out below, together with the steps