Tag archives: sick pay

Temporary changes to self-certification for statutory sick pay

By Amanda Sanders (UK) on December 21, 2021 Posted in Coronavirus, UK

On 17 December 2021, The Statutory Sick Pay (Medical Evidence) Regulations 2021 came into force. The regulations temporarily extend the period that employees can self-certify to 28 days. Generally employees who are absent from work due to a period of sickness absence can self-certify for the absence for any period of up to seven days. … Continue reading

Testing employees for COVID-19, self-isolation and sick pay

By Amanda Sanders (UK) on September 22, 2020 Posted in Coronavirus, Data privacy and GDPR, UK

On 10 September the Department of Health and Social Care published guidance for employers on the legal obligations and matters that they need to consider if planning to introduce their own testing for COVID-19. With current infection rates increasing this is ever more important for employers to help protect business continuity. In addition, employers need … Continue reading

The UK Government’s Good Work Plan and the Gig economy

By Claire Darbourne (UK) on March 14, 2018 Posted in Europe, General, UK

Further to our post on the UK Government’s announcement (7 February 2018) of its Good Work plan following the Taylor review of Modern Working Practices published in July last year (the Review), the Government’s full response has now been published (the Response) together with the four consultation documents promised. The key proposals detailed in the … Continue reading

The UK Government’s Good Work Plan

By Claire Darbourne (UK) on February 7, 2018 Posted in Contracts, Europe, UK

(Note: Since drafting this post, the Government has published the consultation documents so a further update will follow.) The UK Government has today (7 February) announced its Good Work Plan (the Plan) in response to the Taylor review of Modern Working Practices published last year which set out a number of recommendations, in particular … Continue reading

Paid sick days law in California is amended

By Arthur F. Silbergeld and Bennett Kaspar (US) on August 19, 2015 Posted in United States

The California Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014 (“the Act”) went into effect on January 1, 2015, but its key accrual and use provisions became effective on July 1. On July 13, 2015, Governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 304, amending California’s Sick Leave law to make immediate changes. Those amendments state: Employers may … Continue reading