Guidance Notes for Return To Work Interviews And Risk Assessments
Guidance Notes for Employers: Return to Work Interviews and Risk Assessments are designed to help employers manage return to work interviews and consider the key issues that can arise when an employee comes back after sickness absence.
They provide a practical overview of return to work discussions and outline the main points employers should consider where an employee is returning after a long period of sickness.
Return to work interviews after short-term or long-term sickness
The guidance notes are relevant for both short-term and long-term sickness absence.
They cover preparation for the interview, how to conduct it constructively, and what follow-up steps may be needed afterwards.
Fit notes, return to work plans and risk assessment points
The guidance also explains that return to work interviews should take account of any recommendations set out in fit notes and return to work plans.
It then covers some general points for employers to consider when carrying out risk assessments after an employee returns to work.
Related return to work document
These guidance notes should be used alongside the Absence and Return to Work Form.
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