Sickness Reporting

Should you be prevented by illness from attending work, you should contact your line manager/Head of School as early as possible on the first day of your absence, ideally before your normal starting time or within 60 minutes of it. The reason for your absence should be given, with an estimate of its probable duration, in order that alternative arrangements within the School/Section can be made where necessary. If you cannot give an indication of your estimated date of return to work, initially you should contact your Line Manager every morning within the timeframe noted above to advise them of your continuing absence or to provide a probable return date when you have a clearer view of when this might be.

The calculation of sick pay is the responsibility of the Payroll Office. Every Monday, each Section must return a report on sickness in respect of the previous week. Reports should list all staff within the Section and can now be submitted electronically by authorised personnel.

Absences (through sickness) are dealt with as follows:

1. Certification is required from day one.
2. When a medical certificate is not available from the first day of absence, a self-certificate must be completed to self-certify up to the 7th day of absence.
3. From the 8th calendar day, a doctor's medical certificate is required.

The Sickness Absence Policy is accessible from the Policy Zone.