Supporting Attendance at Work
Levels of attendance at work directly affect the quality and provision of services through the ability of employees to carry out their work efficiently and effectively. Whilst some absence due to sickness is inevitable, the council's objective is to ensure that high levels of attendance at work are encouraged through a positive culture and working environment in which individuals are valued and where fair, consistent and supportive management practices are applied.
Below you will find the councils Supporting Attendance at Work policy along with associated guidance, forms and template letters.
Policy/Procedure
- Supporting Attendance at Work Policy Procedure (Revised Jan 2021) [213KB]
- Discretion to Extend Sickness Allowance [80KB]
Additional Guidance
Below you will find management guidance relating to the application of the Supporting Attendance at Work Policy & Procedure.
- Managers Guide to conducting a Return to Work [81KB]
- Managers Guide to conducting an Informal Review Meeting [88KB]
- Management Guidance - Reasonable Adjustments [254KB]
- Management Guidance - Applying Management Discretion [197KB]
- Managers Guide to conducting a Stage 1 Meeting [88KB]
- Managers Guide to conducting a Stage 2 Meeting [89KB]
- Managers Guide to conducting a Capability Assessment Meeting [96KB]
- Flowchart - Supporting Attendance at Work - Intermittent Absence [161KB]
- Flowchart - Supporting Attendance at Work - Continuous Absence [163KB]
- Flowchart - Supporting Attendance at Work - Intermittent and Continuous [168KB]
- Ill Health Retirement Guidance - Employee [113KB]
- Ill Health Retirement Guidance - Decision Maker [65KB]
- Ill Health Retirement Process - Guidance for Managers (Non-Teaching) [128KB]
- Help EAP Brief [227KB]
- Dying to Work Charter [109KB]
Forms
You will find copies of forms relating to supporting attendance at work here
Letters
You will find copies of template letters relating to supporting attendance at work here
Stress Action
- For details on stress action plans, protocols and guidance, refer to Employee Mental Wellbeing
