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Should we ignore disability related absences?

Should we ignore disability related absences?

Where an individual has high levels of short term sickness absence caused by a disability then employers will need to take the reason for their absence into account. You do not have to ignore disability related sickness absences altogether when managing someone’s sickness absence, however you do need to consider reasonable adjustments in allowing more absences prior to taking formal action than you would for an employee who is not disabled. Each case is different so we would recommend taking legal advice.