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Managing ill-health and sickness absence

  1. 1. Procedure
  2. 2. Guidance
  1. 2. Documents

Documents

Flowchart

  • Process for managing frequent short-term sickness absence [pdf]

How to guides

  • Return to work discussion [google doc]
  • Informal frequent short term absence discussion [google doc]
  • First formal frequent short term absence discussion [google doc]

Forms

  • Sickness absence notification form [docx]
  • Return to work discussion
  • Frequent short-term absence: informal meeting form [docx]
  • Long-term absence: informal meeting form [docx]
  • Keeping in Touch during long-term sickness [docx]
  • Wellbeing action plan (inc. phased return) [docx]
  • Individual stressor questionnaire [pdf]
  • Individual stressor questionnaire [Word]

Template letters

Stage Invitation Outcome
First formal meeting: frequent short-term sickness Invitation to first formal meeting: frequent short-term sickness [docx] Outcome of first formal meeting: frequent short-term sickness [docx]
Second formal meeting: frequent short-term sickness Invitation to second formal meeting: frequent short-term sickness [docx] Outcome of second formal meeting: frequent short-term sickness [docx]
First formal OR formal review meeting: long-term sickness Invitation to first formal or formal review meeting: long-term sickness [docx] Outcome of first formal or formal review meeting: long-term sickness [docx]
Final hearing Invitation to hearing [docx] Outcome of hearing [docx]

Document control

  • Last reviewed: 31 January 2014
  • Previous Guidance

Procedure

  • Policy statement
  • Scope
  • Aims
  • Principles
  • Sickness absence definitions
  • Sickness absence procedure
  • Formal procedure
  • Long-term sickness absence
  • Final formal meeting
  • Appeals against dismissal

Guidance

  • Scope
  • Aims
  • Reporting sickness absence
  • Return to work
  • Sickness absence definitions
  • Management action: frequent, short-term absence
  • Management action: long-term absence
  • Phased return to work
  • Formal action: long-term sickness absence
  • Final formal meeting
  • Appeals against dismissal
  • Payment while on sick leave
  • Action when fit note advises limits/adjustments to duties or attendance
  • Payment while on sick leave
  • Doubt over genuine nature of absence
  • Sickness while absent on annual leave, public holidays and customary days
  • Sickness while undergoing action under the disciplinary or capability procedure
  • Absence following injury at work
  • Absence following injury by third party
  • Holiday entitlement following sick leave
  • Terminal illness
  • Ill-health retirement
  • Roles and responsibilities

Documents

  • Flowchart
  • Forms
  • Template letters

Attendance, leave and absence

  • Adverse weather conditions
  • Annual leave
  • Leave in special circumstances
  • Remote working employee guidance
  • Remote working manager guidance
  • More

Policies and guidance

  • Appointments, contracts and leavers
  • Employee benefits
  • Employee relations
  • More

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01904 32 4835

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