Staff Handbook UK

Unused holiday pay will not be paid at the end of employment, where termination is due to gross misconduct or where the full contractual notice period is not served and worked. 7. Sickness absence Notification You are required to contact your line manager or arrange for your line manager to be notified by 10.00 a.m. on your first day of sickness absence. You should inform your line manager that you are unwell and of your likely date of return. You should keep the Company informed of the progress of your illness while you remain absent from work. You must provide the appropriate certificates as referred to below at the relevant times and complete any absence recording documentation as required on your return to work. Any deviation from the above notification requirements may result in unauthorised absence and, as stated below under “Disciplinary and Dismissal Procedure”, this could become a disciplinary matter. Certification of sickness absence You should produce the following written evidence of absence and ensure that appropriate certificates are provided for the whole of your absence. Self-Certificate If you are absent for 7 calendar days or less you will be required to complete a self certificate, which is available from your line manager, on your return to work. Medical Practitioner’s Certificate If you are absent for more than 7 calendar days, you should provide a certificate from your doctor. You should forward certificates and any correspondence to your line manager as soon as possible. Failure to do so may result in sick pay being delayed or withheld. You may also be required to provide a medical practitioner’s certificate when requested, where more than 3 periods of self-certificated absence occur in any 12 month period. In certain circumstances you may be required to undertake a medical examination by a doctor or specialist chosen by the Company. In addition, the Company may seek a report from your Doctor. The likely circumstances when this requirement would apply are if you were absent from work for a prolonged period or if you had been absent on a number of occasions.

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