Absence/attendance

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  Letters and forms

  Letter setting out arrangements for phased return to work following long-term sickness absence

  A model letter setting out arrangements for a phased return to work following long-term sickness absence.

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  Letters and forms

  Letter to employee who has not submitted medical evidence for more than seven days' sickness absence

  A model letter to provide a reminder that an employee has had a period of sickness absence of more than seven days but has failed to submit a doctor's fit note.

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  Letters and forms

  Letter reminding employee of consequences of not submitting medical evidence for more than seven days' sickness absence

  A model letter to notify an employee who has failed to respond to a previous request to provide a doctor's fit note for sickness absence lasting more than seven days of the consequences of not doing so.

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  Letters and forms

  Letter informing employee that sickness absence with no medical evidence submitted is being treated as unauthorised absence

  A model letter to notify an employee who has failed to respond to previous requests to provide a fit note for sickness absence lasting more than seven days that the matter is now to be treated as unauthorised absence.

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  Letters and forms

  Letter requesting to visit sick employee at home

  A model letter to a sick employee requesting to visit them at home.

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  How to

  How to manage and conduct return-to-work interviews

  Updated to take account of the General Data Protection Regulation, in force from 25 May 2018.

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  FAQs

  Does an employer have the right to approach an employee's GP for information about their state of health?

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  How to

  How to introduce and manage an occupational sick pay scheme

  Practical guidance on introducing and managing an occupational sick pay scheme, including deciding on the factors determining entitlement, setting the sick pay rates, taking account of previous absence levels and communicating the scheme details.

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  Letters and forms

  Absence record form

  A model form to create a comprehensive record of the reasons for an individual's absences.

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  Letters and forms

  Letter to doctor seeking advice on whether employee is well enough to attend disciplinary hearing

  A model letter to a doctor seeking advice on whether an employee is well enough to attend a disciplinary hearing.