Absence/attendance

New and updated

• Date:

  10 August 2017

  Type:

  Commentary and insights

  Entitlement to sick pay in local authorities

  This article looks at factors for local authority employers to consider when determining entitlement to sick pay.

• Type:

  Policies and procedures

  Checklist for holding short-term sickness absence return-to-work meeting

  A model checklist when holding an informal return-to-work meeting (also known as a "return-to-work interview") after short-term sickness absence.

• Type:

  Letters and forms

  Letter inviting employee to attend long-term sickness absence dismissal appeal hearing

  A model letter to invite an employee to an appeal hearing where the employee has appealed their dismissal under the long-term sickness absence management procedure.

• Type:

  Letters and forms

  Letter confirming arrangements for employee's temporary reassignment following long-term sickness absence

  A model letter confirming the arrangements for an employee's return to work following long-term sickness absence where the employee is to work temporarily in a different role.

• Type:

  Letters and forms

  Letter confirming arrangements for employee's permanent redeployment following long-term sickness absence

  A model letter confirming arrangements for an employee's return to work following long-term sickness absence where the employee is to be permanently redeployed to a different role.

• Type:

  Letters and forms

  Letter confirming that employee's temporary work placement following long-term sickness absence has been unsuccessful

  A model letter to confirm that an employee's temporary work placement following a period of long-term sickness absence has been unsuccessful.

• Type:

  Letters and forms

  Letter inviting employee to stage 2 long-term sickness absence meeting

  A model letter inviting an employee to a stage 2 long-term sickness absence formal review meeting.

• Type:

  Letters and forms

  Letter inviting employee to stage 1 long-term sickness absence meeting

  A model letter inviting an employee to a stage 1 long-term sickness absence formal review meeting.

• Type:

  Letters and forms

  Letter confirming successful completion of first short-term sickness absence review period

  A model letter informing an employee that they have achieved satisfactory attendance after being given a warning and moved to a formal review period under stage 1 of the short-term sickness absence management procedure.

• Type:

  Letters and forms

  Letter inviting employee to stage 2 short-term sickness absence meeting

  A model letter inviting an employee to a stage 2 short-term sickness absence formal review meeting.