Revealed within the Coronavirus Bill last month, the government plans to create a temporary right to statutory emergency volunteering leave to permit workers, employees and agency staff to have unpaid leave to volunteer in health and social care. If the suggested entitlement is taken forward, workers can pick to take unpaid volunteer leave in blocks […]
Category Archives: Absence
Fit notes used to be called sick notes. A fit note is an official written statement from a doctor giving their medical opinion on a person’s fitness for work. They might also make recommendations for how the employer could support the employee. Whether you need a fit note depends on the length of sickness absence. […]
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