You must have clear rules and show employees they are enforced.
4.1 Tell employees they (or someone else) must notify you by telephone that they are sick by, say, 10am on the first day.
4.2 Ask employees who are off sick for less than seven days to fill in a self-certificating form, giving the reason for their absence.
4.3 Interview employees who have been off sick for a specified period of time (eg seven days) on their return.
4.4 Ask for a doctor's certificate for periods of sickness of more than seven days.
Since April 2010 the new 'fit note' has replaced the 'sick note' issued by doctors and will indicates whether an individual is:
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