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Return-to-work interviews

A return-to-work interview is held between the manager 

and the employee after any length of absence, even one 

day,  although  this  may  only  take  a  couple  of  minutes. 

Employees  are  required  to  complete  a  self-certification/

return to work form. Employees who have been absent for 

eight days or more are informed that they will be referred 

to Occupational Health.

Absence trigger points

An employee who has had more than seven days’ sickness 

absence in any rolling 365-day period is dealt with through 

the ‘enhanced sickness management procedure’. If sick-

ness  absence  exceeds  20  days,  the  long-term  sickness 

procedure is applied.