Sickness absence and sick pay

New and updated

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  Letters and forms

  Sickness absence record

  A model form recording details of an employee's sickness absence and any action taken in relation to the absence.

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  Letters and forms

  Sickness absence self-certification form

  A model form when an employee has been absent from work for seven days or less.

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  Contract clauses

  Medical examinations contract clause

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

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  Letters and forms

  Form seeking employee's consent to obtain medical report from employee's own doctor/consultant

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

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  Letters and forms

  Letter to employee's own doctor/consultant requesting medical report (long-term sickness absence)

  A model letter to apply to a medical professional, for example a GP, consultant or specialist, to request a medical report about an employee on long-term sickness absence in compliance with the terms of the Access to Medical Reports Act 1988.

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  Letters and forms

  Letter to employee's own doctor/consultant requesting medical report (frequent short-term sickness absences)

  A model letter to apply to a medical professional, for example a GP, consultant or specialist, to request a medical report about an employee who has had frequent short-term absences, in compliance with the terms of the Access to Medical Reports Act 1988.

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  Letters and forms

  Letter to employee requesting consent to obtain medical report from employee's own doctor/consultant

  A model letter when you wish to seek a medical report from an employee's GP, consultant or specialist under the terms of the Access to Medical Reports Act 1988.

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  Letters and forms

  Form to record short-term sickness absence return-to-work meeting

  A model form to record an informal return-to-work meeting (also known as a "return-to-work interview") taking place after short-term sickness absence.

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  Letters and forms

  Letter explaining to employee that it may be detrimental to refuse to consent to medical report

  A model letter in circumstances where an employee objects to the organisation seeking a medical report on them (or to its subsequent disclosure by the doctor to the organisation).

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  Policies and procedures

  Checklist for making home visit to employee on long-term sickness absence

  A model checklist when making a home visit to an employee on long-term sick leave.