Sick/Isolation/Paternity/Maternity

Summary:

Below request types require gathering of information and/or documents to be forwarded to other team members.

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• Sick Notes
• Sickness Self-Certification period
• Isolation/Paternity/Maternity
• Self-Isolation Period due to COVID

Sick Notes

1. Attach sick note to internal note labelled SICK NOTE and note dates on the note

2. Add to spreadsheet on the One Drive for Shirley

3. Forward the sick note to Shirley –

   [e-mail]

4. Check IRIS and update -remove any shifts and add note with sick note period

Sickness Self-Certification period

• Increased from 7 days to 28 days.
• Anyone whose illness started after 10^th December 2021 will only be able to get a free Fit Note from their GP after 28 days.
• This is for any illness, not just COVID related.
• Any employees self-isolating due to COVID can still get their Isolation Note from the NHS online. https://111.nhs.uk/isolation-note/
• GOV.UK link regarding these changes: https://www.gov.uk/taking-sick-leave

Isolation/Paternity/Maternity

1. Attach to an internal note any completed docs or forms for Mat/Paternity/Isolation leave labelling it so and put note on internal note of the dates. - Isolation needs to have evidence so an email from NHS for it to be accepted.

2. Forward the forms/docs to Shirley – [e-mail] – wait for response

   as she will verify

3. IRIS – put ‘BAN’ on with note to say if

   Mat/Pat/Isolation leave

4. Check any holidays for the future and add

   note for MAT/PAT leave on IRIS note field

5. Shirley will then contact the employee to

   confirm all. Make sure you add an internal note of process followed; Shirley will then contact the employee to confirm all. Make sure you add an internal note of process followed

Self-Isolation Period due to COVID

• Isolation period is now 5 full days as of 18th Jan 2022 (previously it has been 10, then 7 days)
  
• To stop isolation period, employee must has negative lateral flows on days 6 and 7, taken 24 hours apart and is fully vaccinated (this means two vaccination doses).
• Those who end isolation are still advised to limit close contact.
• Those who are unvaccinated must still self-isolate for the full 10 days.
• GOV.UK link regarding these changes: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/self-isolation-for-those-with-covid-19-can-end-after-five-full-days-following-two-negative-lfd-tests