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York St John University | University in the Heart of York > Facilities Directorate > Health and Safety > A - Z of Health and Safety
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The University has an agreed Sickness Absence Policy (and associated guidance) which is on the Human Resources A-Z list.
Whilst the vast majority of sickness absences will not have any workplace health and safety implication there will be some instances where staff believe their absence has been directly or indirectly caused by work (such as due to an accident sustained, or an occupational health factor from the workplace).
In all such instances, it is the role of the member of staff to bring this to the attention of their line manager when they return to work.
The Self Certification Form for example prompts these questions by asking: