weekends are included in self certification calculation say you work monday to friday but go off sick friday and the following monday then although you are only absent for 2 of your actual working days it counts as 4 days and the first day absent from work is your first day to be counted for self certification which might not necessarily be the first day you are sick example go to work on a monday sore throat temperature have the next 3 days off with cold symptoms return to work friday you have 3 days self certs to be recorded upon return to work you will need a "unfit for work note "as they are called now for the eight day onwards if you were still sick
Last edited by Mrfastbaz; 29 December 2010 at 08:02 PM.