{"id":177523,"date":"2022-10-22T13:28:58","date_gmt":"2022-10-22T12:28:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/?p=177523"},"modified":"2022-10-31T22:34:14","modified_gmt":"2022-10-31T22:34:14","slug":"employees-return-from-long-term-sick-leave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/employment\/employees-return-from-long-term-sick-leave\/","title":{"rendered":"Employees Return From Long-Term Sick Leave in England"},"content":{"rendered":"

Your staff members will likely fall sick from time to time and take time off work as sick leave. However, there may be times when your employees are off work due to illness for a lengthy time. Having staff on sick leave can be tricky for you as an employer because it can affect the productivity of your business. There are legal obligations surrounding managing your staff while on sick leave, and it is essential to support them on their return to ensure your staff can return to work as soon as possible. This means they are more likely to return productively and safely. This article will explain what you, as an employer, need to know about when your employees return from long-term sick leave in England.<\/span><\/p>\n

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What Is Long-term Sick Leave?<\/span><\/h2>\n

If your staff member is off work due to sickness, they are on sick leave. However, where your staff member is on sick leave for more than four weeks, they are on long-term sick leave. Your member of staff may have been on long-term sick leave due to, for example, a:<\/span><\/p>\n