New Sick Note Guidance Issued

New guidance on sick notes for employers and line managers has been issued by the Government. It comes ahead of what the Daily Telegraph describes as a "radical overhaul of the sick-note regime..., the centrepiece of a back-to-work drive" ahead of the Chancellor's Autumn Statement on the 22nd November 2023. Research published in March 2023 by GQ|Littler revealed that the number of sick notes that had been issued had reached a new record of 10.4 million