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This guide explains what the fit note is and how you can use it to have a work and health discussion.
What is a fit note? The Statement of Fitness for Work, commonly known as…
Sample Statement of Fitness for Work document showing the sections of the…
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Find out about the changes to Statutory Sick Pay, when they'll be introduced and what to do when a sickness absence starts before and ends on or after 6 April 2026.
Employers guide to assessing fitness to work, including asking for medical evidence, fit notes, and dealing with long term or frequent absences.
This guidance explains actions required if you are given a fit note (Statement of Fitness for Work) by an employee.
This guidance helps healthcare professions make the best use of the fit note to support patients.
This document provides guidance on how to calculate holiday pay for workers whose hours and / or pay are not fixed.
How to calculate holiday entitlement for workers.
Guidance to provide advice to doctors, nurses, occupational therapists, pharmacists, physiotherapists and their employers about certifying fit notes
How holiday pay and entitlement has changed from 1 January 2024.
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