Sick (fit) notes

If you’ve been off sick for more than 7 days

You only need a doctor’s note if you are unable to work and are ill for longer than seven calendar days. Your employer will provide you with an SC2 self-certificate form for shorter periods of illness.

• Statutory Sick Pay Form
• You can also fill in an online form and print it off on this link or you can complete the online form.

To request a sick note:

• fill out a sick note request form

Please note that it may take up to 5 working days to respond to your sick/fit note request

If you’ve been off sick for 7 days or less

If you’re off work sick for 7 days or less, your employer should not ask for medical evidence that you’ve been ill. Instead, they can ask you to confirm that you’ve been ill. You can do this by filling in a form yourself when you return to work. We call this self-certification.

Find out more about sick notes on the NHS website.