Sickness absence
If you are unable to attend work due to ill health, you should contact your line-manager as soon as possible, ideally at the start of the first working day on which you will be absent. You should speak directly to your manager if possible, and give an indication of when you expect to return. If you are not able to return on the day you anticipated, you should contact your line-manager again to update them. Failure to notify your line-manager of your absence, without good reason, could result in the withholding of sick pay.For every sickness absence you should complete a Notification of absence form
(79kb). For absences of four to seven calendar days this form will act as a self-certificate. Sickness absence over seven calendar days (including weekends) must be accompanied by a valid medical certificate (from the GP or hospital). Failure to produce a valid certificate may result in the withholding of sick pay.Your entitlement to paid sick leave is dependant on your length of service. Further details are available in the staff handbooks.
For full instructions and guidance on the absence recording process for UAS, please refer to the guidance and forms on the right of this page.
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