Objective: To investigate the impact of employment characteristics on the occurrence of long-term sickness absence taking socioeconomic covariates into account. Methods: A longitudinal analysis was ...

Mental health issues remain the main reason why staff at West Berkshire Council go off sick. Latest figures for the authority ...

A short-term absence without pay may be granted to permit you to attend to urgent personal business or for other compelling personal reasons not covered under another of the college's leave plans. Any ...

How should HR prepare for the Employment Rights Act's impact on statutory sick pay (SSP)? Employment law director Gill ...

This short-term leave of absence procedure is designed for undergraduate students requiring medical care (surgery, short-term in- or out-patient mental health treatment, other serious illness ...

The World Cup is fast approaching! Over the course of the tournament, we will be publishing our own matchups, comparing various aspects of labor and employment law in some of the participating ...

Background We investigated whether changes in alcohol use predict changes in the risk of sickness absence in a case-crossover design. Methods Finnish public sector employees were surveyed in 2000, ...