The cost of sickness absence: part one

• Author:
• Berwin Leighton Paisner

The recent EAT case of Beattie v. Age Concern highlights the importance of sick pay policies specifying a method for calculating any payments to be made pursuant to them.

Mrs Beattie’s contract provided for her to work a guaranteed minimum of 15 hours per week with provision for her to work in excess of such hours as agreed with her manager. In fact Mrs Beattie worked over 30 hours each week.

A dispute arose after Mrs Beattie went on sick leave. Age Concern’s sick pay policy p... (163 more words)

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