Governmental Legislation – UK
- HM Revenue and Customs: What to do if an employee is sick
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/employers/employee_sick.htm
- Understanding Statutory Sick Pay in the UK
http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg/action/layer?topicId=1074407226&r.l1=1073858787&r.l3=1074451710&r.t=RESOURCES&r.i=1074453342&r.l2=1073858926&r.s=e
- RIDDOR: UK
http://www.hse.gov.uk/riddor
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/SI/si1995/Uksi_19953163_en_1.htm
- UK OSHA legislation
http://uk.osha.europa.eu/legislation
http://uk.osha.europa.eu
- UK and the ILO, provides a brief guideline on some health and safety regulations in the UK
http://laborsta.ilo.org/applv8/data/ssm8/e/GB.html
- Department for Work and Pensions, information about having a child and family benefits in the UK
http://www.dwp.gov.uk/lifeevent/famchild
- Outlines different reasons an employee may take time off due to government regulations
http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg/action/detail?r.l1=1073858787&r.l3=1074451710&type=RESOURCES&itemId=1074452889&r.l2=1073858926&r.s=sc
- List of reportable diseases and occurrences for RIDDOR
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si1995/Uksi_19953163_en_5.htm
- Department of Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR), outlines employees taking time off for maternity and paternity
http://www.berr.gov.uk/employment/workandfamilies/paternity-leave/index.html
- Department of Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR), outlines employees taking time off for public duties
http://www.berr.gov.uk/employment/employment-legislation/employment-guidance/page16377.html
- BERR maternity, paternity legislation
http://www.berr.gov.uk/employment/employment-legislation/employment-guidance/time-off-maternity-parental/page22251.html
- Directgov: website for citizens in the UK, information on health benefits in UK, maternity, paternity, adoption, etc.
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/index.htm
- Directgov: Time Off
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Employment/Employees/Timeoffandholidays/index.htm
- Directgov work and families
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Employment/WorkAndFamilies/index.htm
- This site provides information on a variety of government regulated policies; such as, adoption, maternity, paternity, etc.
http://www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk/cms/infoabout.htm
- Variety of suggested readings in regard to absence law in the UK
http://www.acas.org.uk/index.aspx?articleid=1193
- Work and families from business link, identifies different leaves and eligibility requirements for each
http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg/action/layer?r.l1=1073858787&r.l3=1080898275&topicId=1080898061&r.t=RESOURCES&r.i=1080898188&r.l2=1080898061&r.s=m
- Acas – Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (more information on maternity)
http://www.acas.org.uk/index.aspx?articleid=1362
- Work Smart UK: more on parental leave
http://www.worksmart.org.uk/rights/parental_leave
- Report of a dangerous occurrence: RIDDOR
https://rweb1.nbapp.com/hse/riddor.nsf/F2508DO?OpenFrameSet
Scotland
Northern Ireland