Absence/attendance

New and updated

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  Letters and forms

  Letter dismissing employee who refuses redeployment following sickness absence management procedure

  A model letter dismissing an employee who has refused redeployment following a formal sickness absence management procedure.

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  Policies and procedures

  Checklist for holding stage 1 long-term sickness absence meeting

  A model checklist to set out the process to be followed during a stage 1 long-term sickness absence formal review meeting.

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  Letters and forms

  Letter confirming outcome of stage 1 long-term sickness absence meeting

  A model letter informing an employee of the outcome of a stage 1 long-term sickness absence formal review meeting.

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  Policies and procedures

  Checklist for holding stage 2 long-term sickness absence meeting

  A model checklist to set out the process to be followed during a stage 2 long-term sickness absence formal review meeting.

• Type:

  Letters and forms

  Letter confirming outcome of stage 2 long-term sickness absence meeting

  A model letter informing an employee of the outcome of a stage 2 long-term sickness absence formal review meeting.

• Type:

  Policies and procedures

  Checklist for holding stage 3 short-term sickness absence meeting

  A model checklist to set out the process to be followed during a stage 3 short-term sickness absence formal review meeting.

• Type:

  Letters and forms

  Letter informing employee of outcome of long-term sickness absence appeal hearing

  A model letter informing an employee of the outcome of a long-term sickness absence appeal hearing.

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  How to

  How to manage an employee who is absent due to sickness during pregnancy

  Practical guidance on managing an employee who is absent due to sickness during pregnancy, including avoiding pregnancy and maternity discrimination; statutory sick pay; calculating SMP; and when maternity leave will be triggered by pregnancy-related absence.

• Type:

  Letters and forms

  Letter asking employee on long-term sickness absence for preferred method of keeping in contact

  A model letter to contact an employee on long-term sickness absence asking for their preferred method of keeping in contact.

• Type:

  Letters and forms

  Letter inviting employee to attend review meeting to discuss progress of phased return to work following long-term sickness absence

  A model letter inviting an employee to attend a review meeting to discuss the progress of their phased return to work following long-term sickness absence.