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1.4.3 Sick Cerificates
After two consecutive day’s sick leave or in the event that you are sick more than two occasions within
an eight-week period, and if you are absent from work on a Monday or Friday and/or the day before
or after a public holiday, you must submit a sick certificate that was completed by a recognised medical
practitioner. A certificate confirming the attendance at a clinic is not recognised as a sick certificate).
Should management find, in their reasonable discretion, that there is a trend in your sick leave to the
detriment of the Company; you will be required to produce a sick certificate for each and every day’s
sick leave.
1.4.4 Returning to work
On your return to work you must report to your line manager who may conduct a return to work
(RTW) meeting. The ‘return to work meeting’, is part of the normal management process to enable
both the manager and member of staff to discuss the period of sickness and to see if any specific
assistance is required to help them with a return to work, e.g. the need to attend follow up
outpatient’s clinics etc.
1.4.5 Benefits
All the benefits to which you are entitled will continue to be paid during your period of sickness
absence and your annual leave entitlement will continue to accrue during this period.
1.5 Habitual Absence Management Policy
1.5.1 Managing Habitual Absence
A series of short-term absences can cause as much disruption as a longer period of sick leave and the
early and successful management of these short-term absences is essential for the wellbeing of the
employee and the efficient running of the organisation.
It is important that an appropriate reporting of absence is done, where employees contact their line
manager by telephone as the default expectation, on their first day of sickness. It is important that
absent workers speak with their line managers about their condition so that managers can gauge what
needs to be done during the absence. Subsequently, it is expected that a phone call from the employee
to their manager is the required expectation as agreed with their line manager.
1.5.2 Sickness Absence Triggers
Where an employee reaches the following trigger points, a formal review of their attendance should
take place, to ensure that the organisation has taken consideration if there is any required support for
the employee, or if the employee needs to understand their contractual obligations to the
organisation.
The management of sickness is very important, as is the necessity to show that the organisation has
done all that is reasonably possible to assist the employee in maintaining an appropriate level of
attendance.
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