Self-certification period temporarily extended

The UK Government has announced that employees in the UK can self-certify sickness absence for 28 days instead of seven. The change came into force on 17 December 2021 and applies to absences beginning on or after 10 December 2021, up to and including absences, which begin on or before 26 January 2022.

See: Statutory Sick Pay: employee fitness to work – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)