Revised Attendance at Work (Sickness Absence) Policy

September 10, 2020

Message from Raffaela Goodby, Director of People and Organisation Development

Our new Attendance at Work (Sickness Absence) Policy is now launched. We have been working with our Trade Union partners to ensure that there is support for our colleagues during times of ill health and ensure that we have clear and robust processes to manage absence.

The policy has changed, with changes to the sickness episodes triggers and how we treat multiple absences in a short amount of time. It’s really important that you take some time to read and understand the briefing and toolkit, as all sickness absence from 1 August will be managed in accordance with this policy.

To help you understand the changes, we have drafted a briefing paper and some frequently asked questions and a toolkit of supporting documents including template letters for you to use.

You can also visit our dedicated page on connect by clicking here.

We are also planning a series of training sessions and information sessions to help you understand the new policy. Our Staffside colleagues are also willing to support their members to understand the changes.

Please take some time to read the new policy and the supporting documents and look out for the training sessions. You can contact the HR team for further information.