Implementation Date: 1 July 2022

 

Policy Statement & Purpose

TEG is committed to ensuring Balance, Belonging and Advocacy under our DE&I framework, are embedded in all that we do.

Providing Company Sick Pay offers a safety net for employees who are off sick so they can recover.

Our duty of care every day is to keep everyone safe and provide safe workplaces – this duty of care guides every decision we make.

We will continue to evolve our policies over time and we remain committed to creating work environments that support our people doing their best work.

Company Sick Pay

Sick leave should be used when team members has an illness or injury that prevents them from working. As well as any statutory obligation to pay statutory sick pay (SSP), we operate a Company sick pay scheme.

Our People will receive 10 days Company sick pay per year from the first day of employment.

Company Sick Pay accrues annually and will roll over year by year, increasing the number of days available to team members for each completed year of service.

Company sick pay includes any entitlement you may have to Statutory Sick Pay (SSP).  If Company sick pay ceases, you may still be entitled to SSP (for up to 28 weeks sickness in total).

Company Sick Pay cannot be cashed out. Company Sick Pay is not payable on termination of employment.

Eligibility

To be eligible for Company Sick Pay:

• You must notify your Manager before 9am via phone if you are unable to attend work due to illness or injury.
• For absences longer than 3 days, you will be required to provide a medical certificate (fit note) from your GP confirming your absence, under the usual sickness absence reporting.
• Any Company sick pay you receive is inclusive of the appropriate element of Statutory Sick Pay (SSP).
• The Company at all times reserves the right to withhold, discontinue or require repayment of any Company sick pay if it is satisfied that you have misrepresented the reasons for your absence or are in any way abusing the sick pay arrangements and or you act in a manner likely to delay your recovery.
• You must comply with responsibilities as set out in this policy.

The Company reserves the right to make amendments to this Policy at any time.

Responsibilities

All People, have an obligation to follow policies, procedures and instructions put in place by the Company and ensure that the correct sickness absence procedures are followed.  Team members must log leave as per Company Policy within 24 hours of return to work.

People Managers are responsible for ensuring that the policies, procedures and instructions put in place by the Company are followed and that the correct sickness absence procedures and processes are followed as set out by the Company.