The Employment Appeal Tribunal in Heal v University of Oxford has considered the circumstances in which individuals with disabilities and medical conditions should be allowed to audio record proceedings.

As many of you may be aware, today is ‘National Sickie Day’, so-called because the first Monday in February has traditionally been associated with employees calling in sick to work. Whilst some employees are guilty of pulling the occasional ‘sickie’, there are others whose absences present a challenge for their organisation and may result in an employer considering a capability dismissal. We’ve set out some guidance on what employers should have in mind when considering this.

The High Court in the case of Harrison v Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust has considered whether an injunction should be granted to allow an employee to resume their normal work duties where they had been suspended and would only be permitted to return to work on greatly reduced duties.