What to include in an Absence policy
An absence policy should make clear exactly what is expected from both the employer and employee if the employee needs to take time off work.
An absence policy should include the following:
- Background
- Procedure
- Sickness absence reporting procedure - verbal
- Written absence reporting (more than 3 calendar days)
- What to do whilst on sick leave
- Sick pay
- Sick leave and holidays
- Keeping in touch during absence
- Medical examinations
- Absence reporting - Unauthorised absence
- Absence reporting - Recording absence and returning to work
- Non-notification of absence/non-notification of return to work
- Returning to work from long-term sickness absence
- Sickness absence meeting procedure
- Long term sickness absence process
- Appeals
- Misuse of sickness absence
- Disabilities
- Responsibilities
