Ciara Fulton is partner and Head of Lewis Silkin (NI) LLP.
Ciara is dual qualified and advises on all aspects of employment law in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. She has significant experience of advising clients on the full range of employment issues including complex discrimination issues, bullying and harassment claims, disciplinary and grievance matters, business reorganisations, senior executive severances, restrictive covenants, employment related litigation and TUPE.
Ciara’s approach is to partner with clients providing practical, commercial advice to resolve HR issues whether contentious or non-contentious. Ciara works with a variety of sectors with particular experience in the construction and infrastructure sector.
Ciara regularly speaks on a range of employment issues at internal and external events and delivers bespoke training to clients on the differences between NI and ROI employment law. Ciara is a member of the Employment Lawyers Group and the NI Representative for the Employment Lawyers Association. Ciara is also a legally qualified member of the Appeals Tribunals NI.
Every year 140 million working days are lost to sickness absence, the cost to employers in sick pay and associated costs is £9 billion a year.
The State spends £13 billion annually on health related benefits according to the Independent Review of the Sickness Absence System in Great Britain by Dame Carol Black in 20111. Therefore, it is not surprising that employers are keen to understand how to manage sickness absence effectively.
Effective Absence Management ⚓︎
Effective absence management involves finding a balance between supporting employees with health problems to stay in, or return to work. Ensuring that the employer’s business objectives are not compromised by repeated short term or long term absence.
This can be achieved through a combination
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