Managing Attendance Policy - Halton and St Helens PCT

The injury, disease or condition must be reported in accordance with the Trust’spolicies and procedures. The staff member must be referred to Occupational Healthas per the management referral process. The Line Manager should request the staff member to obtain a form B195 from theirlocal DSS for completion, in order for an assessment to be made regarding whetherthe accident counts as an industrial accident. The member of staff should sign an undertaking that they will notify the Trust of anySocial Security Benefits they are currently receiving that could affect the entitlementto Temporary Injury Allowance.If Temporary Injury Allowance is granted, it ceases when the member of staff returns to workafter the period of sickness absence. If, as a result of the injury, the employee has to give upwork, then they will be entitled to submit a claim for Permanent Injury Benefit. Furtherinformation on Temporary Injury Allowance and Permanent Injury Benefit can be obtainedthrough Human Resources.KSF Reviews and Pay GatewaysThe KSF process is linked to the annual appraisal and development review process. It isimperative that anyone absent from work through sickness or injury is not disadvantaged andthat pay reviews are not delayed unnecessarily.Where a gateway is due to take place during sick leave the review should be undertaken assoon as possible upon the return to work in order that the individual is not disadvantaged.Where performance has not reached the required standard and the commencement of sickleave prevents further development to reach the required standard, a delayed review dateshould be mutually agreed with the member of staff. This delay should allow sufficient timefollowing their return to work to enable the individual to develop to the required standard. If, atthis review, the member of staff is able to demonstrate the required standard, the pay reviewshould be backdated to the original due date.MANAGING SHORT TERM ABSENCEIntroductionLine Managers will be required to monitor episodes of sickness as well as total days lost due tosickness. Managers will initiate a review when short term absences result in 3 absences or 10days sick leave in any rolling 12 month period.Stage Trigger ActionInformalStage 13 absences or 10 day’s sick leave ina rolling 12 month period2 absences or 10 day’s sick leave inthe 6 month period after a InformalFile NoteFormal WarningPage 18 of 31