illness – Do I Have A Case? – No win no fee Solicitors https://www.doihaveacase.co.uk Dispute Resolution Solicitors Thu, 12 Sep 2013 13:42:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.doihaveacase.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/cropped-dihac-favicon-white-32x32.jpg illness – Do I Have A Case? – No win no fee Solicitors https://www.doihaveacase.co.uk 32 32 UK staff sick leave rates 50% less than Germany https://www.doihaveacase.co.uk/uk-staff-sick-leave-rates-50-less-than-germany/ Thu, 12 Sep 2013 13:41:25 +0000 https://www.doihaveacase.co.uk/?p=3090 According to a recent study by the Wolverhampton Business School, better employment protection and sick  pay is one of the main reasons for higher sick leave rates within mainland Europe. As a result of the UK’s weaker employment protection rights and lower sick pay rates, researchers claim that the number of UK companies declaring high ... Read more

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]]> More employees than ever coming to work despite being sick https://www.doihaveacase.co.uk/more-employees-than-ever-coming-to-work-despite-being-sick/ Fri, 10 May 2013 10:46:42 +0000 https://www.doihaveacase.co.uk/?p=2201 It would appear that ‘presenteeism’ rather than absenteeism is the order of the day, as recent research by risk insurance group Canada Life has found that 93% of employees will come in to work despite being ill, and over a third would rather use their annual leave to get better than have a sick day ... Read more

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]]> Personal Assistant, 52, told: “I need to trade you in for a younger model” https://www.doihaveacase.co.uk/personal-assistant-52-told-i-need-to-trade-you-in-for-a-younger-model/ Mon, 04 Feb 2013 15:03:06 +0000 https://www.doihaveacase.co.uk/?p=2105 An employment tribunal found that Dawn Bailey, 52, was unfairly dismissed from her role as PA to the Chief Executive of Lockheed Martin, one of the world’s largest defence companies, after she developed depression and a chronic illness which left her short of breath and excessively tired. Stephen Ball, the 59-year-old CEO of the UK ... Read more

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