Location: Rep.of Ireland
Northern Ireland
Location: Rep.of Ireland
Northern Ireland
Home / Articles / An Employee Has Been Certified as Fit to Return to Work On Lighter Duties – How Do I Handle It?

An Employee Has Been Certified as Fit to Return to Work on Lighter Duties – How Do I Handle It?

Posted in : How Do I Handle It ROI on 18 February 2020
Alan Devaney
RDJ LLP
Issues covered:

We have an employee who was absent from work due to a shoulder injury. They have been certified by their GP as being fit to return to work to do lighter duties.  However, we do not currently have any lighter duties that they can return to and have asked them to provide us with sick lines to cover their absence until they are fit to return to normal duties.  They are reluctant to do this, how do we handle it?

The first issue arising here is whether the employer is obliged to provide the employee with “lighter duties”. The second issue is whether the employer can insist on sick certs to cover the absence until they are fit to return to normal duties.

Whether the employer is obliged

Already a subscriber?

Click here to login and access the full article.

Don't miss out, start your free trial today!

Are you fully aware of the benefits of Legal-Island's Irish Employment Law Hub? We help thousands of people like you understand how the latest changes in Irish employment law impact your business through a mix of case law analysis and in-depth articles. All delivered right to your inbox.

We help you to understand the ramifications of each important case from Ireland and Europe.

We help you ensure that your organisation's policies and procedures are fully compliant with Irish law.

You will receive regular updates on Irish employment law including case law reviews, legislative changes, topical updates as well as answers to your burning questions through our Q&A feature.

You will have 24/7 access to the Employment Law Hub so you can research case law and HR issues when you need to.

Already a subscriber, now or Start my free trial today

This article is correct at 18/02/2020
Disclaimer:

The information in this article is provided as part of Legal-Island's Employment Law Hub. We regret we are not able to respond to requests for specific legal or HR queries and recommend that professional advice is obtained before relying on information supplied anywhere within this article.

Alan Devaney
RDJ LLP

The main content of this article was provided by Alan Devaney. Contact telephone number is +353 91 895380 or email alan.devaney@rdj.ie

View all articles by Alan Devaney