<aside> 💡 We care about your physical & mental health! Pushing yourself to work when you’re sick is neither fun nor useful.

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🔗 Useful Links

📄 Self-Certification Form

<aside> 💚 Taking a day off because you’re unwell in probation is not a problem. Your body doesn’t decide to get unwell once probation has finished - it’s not on a calendar timeline.

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TL;DR

• Your health is important - take care of it! We appreciate that there will inevitably be times where you’re too unwell to work.
• So that you can rest up with serenity, you’ll receive full pay for up to 40 days rolling annually and income protection.
• You'll need to bring a doctor's note if you're ill for 7+ calendar days.
• After a period of sick leave, you’ll have to fill out a self-certification form and attend a return-to-work interview with your manager.

👩‍⚕️ Healthcare Cash Plan: We're with Health Shield.

Learnerbly will cover you at Level 1 to help you take care of your health & wellbeing.

• Click the toggle to find out more 👈

🤧 How to Take Sick Leave

1. Book the day off on BambooHR using the Sick Leave policy.
   1. Be sure to add a description of the sickness so your manager knows why you’re off.
2. Tell your manager - let them know how long you’re expecting to be off and if there’s any urgent work that needs attention.
3. Get some rest! It helps you heal up (and avoids spreading the germs in case of infection).
4. You must complete a self-certification form (see the useful links at the top of the page).
5. When you return to work, you’ll attend a return-to-work interview with your manager to make sure we recorded the right reason for your absence and to see whether we can support you.

👁‍🗨 See it

• Don't feel guilty for being unwell. It's ok - take care of yourself!
• Go to the doctor in time if you need to.
• If you have headaches, bad sleep or panic-related stuff over a longer period of time, it may be related to stress. For advice, have a look at our Wellbeing Page 💫

👄 Say it

1. Let your team know that you’re sick and how long you expect to be off.
2. Log it on BambooHR. Doing it from your bed? No problem! Download the BambooHR app!
3. Cancel your meetings - it helps avoid confusion and saves everyone time.
4. Keep your team updated on how you’re feeling. Your manager may also reach out to check on you.
5. Let everyone know when you’re back.

🤮 Long-Term Sickness

• If you’re off for 4 weeks or more, your absence will be regularly reviewed on a case-by-case basis.