Time off for sickness | Acas

Workers should take time off sick when they need it. They should follow the right steps to tell their employer.

Employers should make sure workers take enough time to recover fully. This will help protect their health and other workers.

Advice

What to do when a worker is off sick. When an employer can send a worker home.

How and when to get a fit note for sickness absence. When a worker can self-certify.

When an employer might ask for a report from a worker's doctor and how to do this.

What to do if a worker needs time off for a doctor, dentist or hospital appointment.

What to do if a worker has covid. Policies on self-isolation.

How an employer can record and reduce sickness absence.

Asking a worker's doctor about their fitness for work.