Sentences with phrase «term sickness absence»

To explore the associations between childhood temperament and long - term sickness absence in middle age.

In 2004, she was dismissed for long - term sickness absence.

If an employee's GP has recommended a phased return to work for an employee who is on long - term sickness absence, an employer can allow an employee to work reduced hours to allow them to gradually get back their normal hours.

Arguably such a claim could have succeeded and is therefore an warning to employers to treat all concerns raised by employees seriously, especially concerns raised by those who have a disability and are returning to work from long - term sickness absence.

This also means that an employee who goes on a pre-arranged holiday whilst on long term sickness absence may still be entitled to reclaim their statutory holiday entitlement for the whole of their sickness absence.

This decision will not be comforting for employers dealing with issues of long term sickness absence and highlights the care that needs to be taken before reaching a decision to dismiss.

Lack of support and reasonable policy is more likely to result in the employee taking long term sickness absence.

Not exact matches

According to the research, dealing with staff sickness has become a particular problem for schools, with three in five (59 %) having to deal with long - term sickness in the last year and a further three in five (58 %) dealing with repetitive short - term absences over the same period.

When it comes to stress levels, more than two fifths (45.6 %) of school workers are stressed about redundancies, more than a third (34.6 %) are stressed about disputes, more than two fifths (41 %) feel stressed about long - term sickness and almost half (47.2 %) feel stressed about repetitive short - term absences.

Nearly half of teachers expect to have to deal with an increase in redundancies in the next two to three years and more than a third (37 % and 36 %) expect an increase in long - term sickness and repetitive short - term absences.

Mental health issues result in teachers suffering from long term sickness, meaning that temporary members of staff are required to cover these absences.

The reasons for these situations vary but include: covering holiday, unexpected leave due to sickness, covering more long term absences such as sabbaticals, maternity leave, paternity leave, covering whilst a permanent solicitor is being sourced or working their notice in their current position, or to help with large projects.

Workload, in particular tight deadlines, too much work and too much pressure or responsibility, a lack of managerial support, organisational changes at work, violence and role uncertainty are identified causes of work - related stress.1 These factors are antecedents of sickness presenteeism which is mediated by mental and physical health.2 At the individual level, chronic stress produces long - term deleterious effects in health, namely, cardiovascular diseases, 3 burn - out, anxiety and depression.4 Sickness absence in Europe is associated with psychosocial work factors.5 The link between work performance, stress and health poses an important challenge to workers, employers and organisations in general, as stress should be monitored and mitigation measures implemented accorsickness presenteeism which is mediated by mental and physical health.2 At the individual level, chronic stress produces long - term deleterious effects in health, namely, cardiovascular diseases, 3 burn - out, anxiety and depression.4 Sickness absence in Europe is associated with psychosocial work factors.5 The link between work performance, stress and health poses an important challenge to workers, employers and organisations in general, as stress should be monitored and mitigation measures implemented accorSickness absence in Europe is associated with psychosocial work factors.5 The link between work performance, stress and health poses an important challenge to workers, employers and organisations in general, as stress should be monitored and mitigation measures implemented accordingly.6