Sickness absence and sick pay

New and updated

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  Letters and forms

  Letter confirming outcome of stage 2 short-term sickness absence meeting

  A model letter informing an employee of the outcome of a stage 2 short-term sickness absence formal review meeting.

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  Letters and forms

  Letter confirming outcome of short-term sickness absence appeal hearing

  A model letter informing an employee of the outcome of a short-term sickness absence appeal hearing.

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  Letters and forms

  Letter dismissing employee who refuses redeployment following sickness absence management procedure

  A model letter dismissing an employee who has refused redeployment following a formal sickness absence management procedure.

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  Letters and forms

  Letter confirming outcome of stage 1 long-term sickness absence meeting

  A model letter informing an employee of the outcome of a stage 1 long-term sickness absence formal review meeting.

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  Letters and forms

  Letter setting out revised arrangements following review meeting to discuss progress of phased return to work following long-term sickness absence

  A model letter setting out any revised arrangements following a review meeting to discuss the progress of an employee's phased return to work following long-term sickness absence.

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  Letters and forms

  Form to record meeting to discuss phased return to work following long-term sickness absence

  A model form to record meeting to discuss a phased return to work following long-term sickness absence.

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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.

• Type:

  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.