Managing ill-health and sickness absence
Documents
Flowchart
How to guides
- 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 and updated: 26 August 2025