Legal & Finance: Employers Cannot Just Dismiss the 'Skivers'

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Employers must have a clear policy in place to deal with workers suspected of taking time off while purporting to be unwell, employment lawyers at law firm DLA Piper in Birmingham have cautioned.

The warning comes after London Mayor Ken Livingstone said bosses should "sack skiving staff and risk being taken to a tribunal".

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Legal & Finance: Employers Cannot Just Dismiss the 'Skivers'

He accused lazy workers who played the system of "theft" and said he had noticed some staff went sick until just before their pay was due to be red...

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