What should an employer do if an employee is off sick for over a week but has not submitted a fit note?
- Andrew
- Apr 13
- 1 min read
Most employers allow employees to self-certify their absence for the first seven days of sickness, and require a fit note for longer absences. For statutory sick pay (SSP) purposes, an employer cannot require an employee to provide a fit note until after seven calendar days of illness. If an employee is absent without a fit note, where they have been sick for more than seven days, the employer may be entitled to withhold either contractual sick pay or SSP.
