Employment law - Sickness absence

Letter withdrawing SSPUse our letter where you're not going to pay SSP either because of the employee's failure to comply with your sickness absence reporting requirements or you have good reason to doubt that the employee's incapacity is genuine. If yo... Read more

Conversion of sickness absence to holiday formOur form enables you to agree to an employee taking their recent short-term sickness absence as annual leave, if that's what they would rather do so that they receive full pay rather than SSP only. However... Read more

Not fit for work acknowledgement letterOur letter sets out the employee's rights and obligations when on sick leave where they've been assessed as not fit for work, so there can be no misunderstandings. However, you don't need to send it out each time y... Read more

Letter advising employee to remain at home until medical evidence obtained about suitability to workIt's not unusual for some employees to want to return to work after a bout of sickness absence before they are well enough to do so, or to refuse to go... Read more

Letter notifying reversion to SSPUnder the terms of your employees' contracts of employment, you may provide that employees will get statutory sick pay (SSP) only in the event of sickness absence. Alternatively, you may have a discretionary or contrac... Read more

Confirmation of outcome of long-term incapacity dismissal appeal meetingAfter holding an appeal against the decision to dismiss the employee on long-term incapacity grounds, you need to formally notify them of the outcome. The decision on an appeal w... Read more

Notification of long-term incapacity meetingWhen you reach the point that you're considering dismissing an employee on the grounds of long-term incapacity, you will need to set up a formal meeting to consult about your proposals before taking your fin... Read more

Notification of long-term incapacity dismissal appeal meetingAn employee has no statutory right to appeal against a dismissal on long-term incapacity grounds. However, it's preferable still to give the employee an opportunity to appeal as part of an o... Read more