Full details of the University of Sheffield’s Sickness Absence Management Procedure is available from the Quick Links Box. This provides information on the following:
the responsibilities of staff concerning notification and certification of periods of absence due to ill health;
the responsibilities of managers to manage sickness absence appropriately;
Staff Occupational Health Service referrals;
reasonable adjustments.
Sick pay entitlement is the same for all grades:
Full Pay
Half Pay
Year 1 – first 3 months
2 weeks
2 weeks
Year 1 – after 3 months
8 weeks
8 weeks
Years 2 and 3
13 weeks
13 weeks
Years 4 and 5
21 weeks
21 weeks
After 5 Years
26 weeks
26 weeks
Should you have any queries concerning absence due to ill health please do not hesitate to contact your designated Senior/HR Adviser in the Department of Human Resources.
