Title : Sickness absence procedures are contractual

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Document type	Employment law update
ID	2016/00934
Title	Sickness absence procedures are contractual
Responsible team	Legal
Description	The Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal by the Secretary of State for Transport against a High Court ruling in February 2015 that the Department for Transport and its agencies cannot impose unilateral changes to sickness absence procedures without the agreement of the recognised trade unions. The staff handbook expressly requires agreement from the unions to any detrimental changes.
File size	473.0KB
Created on	20 April 2016
Last uploaded on	20 April 2016
Publication date	20 April 2016
File format	Word Document
Topics	Employment law Employment law
Collections	Briefing collection Briefing collection
Contributors (Prospect staff)	Linda Sohawon Linda Sohawon
Audiences	Members, Public (Title only), Prospect Staff

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