More information about fit notes

TUC guidance for reps: How to use the new sick note, updated following the introduction of electronic Fit Notes, is available on the TUC website: www.tuc.org.uk/extras/fitnote.pdf.

The revised DWP Guidance is on GOV.uk at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/fit-note.

TUC Learning has produced an interactive eNote: The Sick Note, available from the TUC Education website (https://www.tuceducation.org.uk/).

Relevant legislation: Fit Notes: The Social Security (Medical Evidence) and Statutory Sick Pay (Medical Evidence) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 (www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/137/pdfs/uksi_20100137_en.pdf).