Managing Attendance Policy - Halton and St Helens PCT

Over 2 and up to 3 years 4 months 4 monthsOver 3 and up to 5 years 5 months 5 monthsOver 5 years 6 months 6 monthsFull details of entitlement are contained within relevant Terms and Conditions Handbooks.Should these not apply to individual circumstances, reference should be made to theindividual’s contract of employment.In the event of employment coming to an end, entitlement to sick pay ceases from the last dayof employment.Sick pay is not normally payable for an absence caused by an accident due to activeparticipation in sport as a profession, or where contributable negligence is proved.An employee who is absent as a result of an accident is not entitled to sick pay if damages arereceived from a third party. The Trust will advance to an employee a sum not exceeding theamount of sick pay payable under this scheme providing the employee repays the full amount ofsickness allowance to the employer when damages are received. Once received the absenceshall not be taken into account for the purposes of the scale set out in the table above.After investigation, consultation and consideration of other alternative employment, and wherethere is no reasonable prospect of the employee returning to work, the option to terminateemployment subject to agreed policies and procedures may be implemented.Notification procedures and payment of sick absence pay when injuries are connected withother insured employment will be determined in a case review with Human Resources and theLine Manager.Temporary and Permanent Injury Allowance (NHS Pension Scheme)The web link to the NHS pension’s agency website information is:http://www.nhspa.gov.uk/web_eaguide/part13section1.pdfThis Scheme is administered by the NHS Pensions Agency however employees do not have tobe members to apply for this allowance.If a member of staff is certified sick with reduced pay or no pay because of an injury, disease orcondition caused by NHS employment, they may apply for a temporary injury allowance bywriting to Human Resources. If sanctioned, the allowance is paid by the Trust and brings themember of staff’s income (i.e. pay and certain Social Security benefits) to 85% of the averagepay they were getting immediately before their pay was reduced because of their injury. Theallowance is not payable if the member of staff is in receipt of 85% or more of their average payfrom the Trust. The following conditions must be met before it is agreed that any allowance willbe paid:Page 17 of 31