The Government has announced an independent review into sickness absence in the workplace.
The review is to be co-headed by David Frost, head of the British Chambers of Commerce and Dame Carol Black, who led a similar review in 2008 that resulted in the new "fit note" system. Legal & General has welcomed the announcement. Diane Buckley, managing director of group protection at Legal & General, said: "We have been highlighting to government the savings in Statutory Sick Pay and Occupational Sick Pay which could be made available as a result of more widespread take-up by employers of Group Income Protection (GIP) policies." "There are typically three beneficiaries from a GIP ...
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