Documents related to 'Sickness absence policy'
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Initial letter to sick employeeWhere an employee goes off sick, if they're going to be off for longer than a few days, use our letter to remind them about your sickness absence reporting and evidence requirements. Sickness absence rulesFor any perio... Read more
07 Jul 2022
Self-certification of sickness absence formWhere an employee has been absent from work due to illness for seven days or less, you should ask them to complete a self-certificate form on their first day back at work. This should include a section to re... Read more
07 Apr 2022
Sick pay clauseYou're obliged to include any provisions for sick pay as part of the written statement of employment particulars. However, it's entirely up to you whether you only pay statutory sick pay (SSP), whether you operate a discretionary sick pa... Read more
11 Sep 2023
Fitness for work self-declaration formOur form is for employees to declare their own fitness to return to work following a period of medically certificated sickness absence. Use it where an employee returns to work following sickness absence in circu... Read more
22 May 2018
Unauthorised absence policyOur policy statement makes it clear that unauthorised absences will not be tolerated and will be dealt with under the disciplinary procedure. Whilst this may seem obvious, including it in the staff handbook makes the posit... Read more
22 Dec 2015
Letter requiring statement of fitness for work All employers can, and should, ask for evidence of sickness absence. For the first seven calendar days this is usually in the form of a self-certificate. Thereafter, you can insist on a statement of f... Read more
23 Aug 2011
Letter recrediting holidayUse our letter when an employee falls sick either just before or during a period of pre-booked annual leave and they've both complied with your sickness absence reporting procedures and produced relevant evidence of their inc... Read more
05 Oct 2015
Letter requesting consent to obtain medical report and medical report consent formWhen you require a medical report from an employee's GP or consultant, you will first need their written consent in order to comply with the Access to Medical Reports Ac... Read more
24 May 2018
