Absence/attendance

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  Tasks

  Deal with the situation where a fit note contains recommendations to facilitate the employee's return to work

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  Tasks

  Work out if an employee is entitled to statutory sick pay

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  Tasks

  Handle the situation where an employee is absent without authorisation

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  Tasks

  Work out if there is a requirement to pay notice pay where an employee who has exhausted entitlement to sick pay is being dismissed due to long-term incapacity

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  Tasks

  Establish a policy on holiday accrued during sickness absence

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  Tasks

  Establish a policy on sickness occurring during or just before a period of holiday

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  How to

  How to set absence triggers and targets

  Practical guidance on setting absence triggers and targets as part of an absence management programme, including how to measure time lost to absence, eg by using the frequency rate or the Bradford factor.

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  Tasks

  Deal with an employee who goes ahead with a holiday when annual leave has not been authorised

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  Tasks

  Deal with an employee who has failed to return from annual leave

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  Quick reference

  Official sources of interactive online guidance for employers

  A table containing links to government websites providing online calculators and interactive guidance for employers.