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			<title>Sickness and Absence</title>
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			<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span dir=&quot;auto&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;autocomment&quot;&gt;Sick Pay Provisions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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				&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;← Older revision&lt;/td&gt;
				&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Revision as of 15:26, 17 September 2026&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;During Probation:&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; Only Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) will be provided. In special cases, your manager may use discretion.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;During Probation:&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; Only Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) will be provided. In special cases, your manager may use discretion.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;After Probation:&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; You are eligible for normal pay for up to 4 weeks of absence per year, provided you supply a Fit Note for absences longer than seven days.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;After Probation:&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; You are eligible for normal pay for up to 4 weeks of absence per year, provided you supply a Fit Note for absences longer than seven days.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;* &#039;&#039;&#039;Extended Absence:&#039;&#039;&#039; If &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;your absence extends &lt;/del&gt;beyond 4 weeks, &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;your pay &lt;/del&gt;will be &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;reduced &lt;/del&gt;to &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;50% for up to 8 additional weeks. After this period, only &lt;/del&gt;SSP &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;will be available, provided you continue to provide medical certification&lt;/del&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;* &#039;&#039;&#039;Extended Absence:&#039;&#039;&#039; If &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;long-term sickness continues &lt;/ins&gt;beyond 4 weeks, &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;you &lt;/ins&gt;will be &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;entitled &lt;/ins&gt;to SSP &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;as outlined in the [[Leave &amp;amp; Absence Policy#Sick Pay Provisions|Leave &amp;amp; Absence Policy]]&lt;/ins&gt;.&amp;lt;span id=&quot;absence-reviews&quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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			<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 15:26:36 GMT</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>Rebekah Hook</dc:creator>
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