Long-Term Sick Leave Management

Dealing with employees who are on long-term sick leave needs a proactive and sensitive approach. When an employee is off sick for a long time, this can negatively impact your ability to run your business. Due to the strain long-term employee absence places on a business, businesses may wish to take action promptly to achieve greater certainty. However, dismissing an employee on sick leave may expose the business to adverse action or disability discrimination claims. In this post, we have outlined the ways you can manage long term absences due to sickness.