Sickness absence and sick pay

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  FAQs

  Are employers legally required to notify employees who are on long-term sickness absence of any vacancies or promotion opportunities?

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  FAQs

  Can an employer invite an employee to attend a disciplinary meeting when they are on sick leave?

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  FAQs

  If an employee returns late from holiday due to illness, should the employer treat a foreign medical certificate as evidence of incapacity?

• Type:

  Training

  Long-term sickness quiz - line manager training

  A quiz for line managers to test their knowledge on the law and practice relating to long-term sickness.

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  Training

  Short-term sickness quiz - line manager training

  A quiz for line managers to test their knowledge on the law and practice relating to short-term sickness absence.

• Type:

  FAQs

  What should an employer do if it suspects that an employee's reported sickness absence is not genuine and is due instead to them taking time off work to watch a football match?

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  Letters and forms

  Letter informing employee on sick leave of outcome of disciplinary meeting that has gone ahead in their absence

  A model letter informing a sick employee of the outcome of a disciplinary meeting that has gone ahead in their absence.

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  Letters and forms

  Letter informing sick employee that disciplinary meeting is going ahead in their absence

  A model letter informing a sick employee that a disciplinary meeting is going ahead in their absence.

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  Letters and forms

  Letter to sick employee postponing disciplinary meeting

  A model letter to a sick employee postponing a disciplinary meeting.

• Type:

  FAQs

  If an employee has been signed off work for a particular period, can the employer allow them to return early?