Government review to cut staff absence

Employers will soon receive advice on managing absence if one of the recommendations laid out in the Government's review of the nation's workplace health comes into effect, writes Peter Carvill. In Working for a healthier tomorrow, Dame Carol Black outlined the three principal objectives of the review: the prevention of illness and promotion of health and well-being; early intervention for those who develop a health condition; and an improvement in the health of those not working. Among the 10 core recommendations was the substitution of paper-based sick notes for electronic 'fit notes'...