If you’ve been off sick for <7 days
If you’re off work sick for 7 days or less, your employer should not ask for medical evidence that you’ve been ill. Instead, they can ask you to confirm that you’ve been ill. You can do this by filling in a form yourself when you return to work. We call this self-certification.
Find out more about sick notes on the NHS website.
If you’ve been off sick for >7 days
If you’re off work sick for more than 7 days, your employer will request a sick note (known as MED3 or fit note):
- fill out a sick note request form
- phone us on 01453 883 793