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A clear short term absence review outcome letter template to confirm discussions, expectations, and next steps with employees.
[Sender name]
[Sender address]
[date]
[Recipient name]
[Recipient address]
Dear [Recipient first name],
Thank you for attending our return-to-work meeting on [date]. I am writing to confirm what we agreed at the meeting.
The meeting was convened following your absence from [date] to [date]. As I explained previously, the purpose of return-to-work interviews is to manage and monitor all employees' absence and attendance to identify any problem areas and offer support where appropriate.
You told me that the reason for your absence was [reason]. [I reminded you of the organisation's sickness notification procedures and
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This Short Term Absence Review Meeting Outcome Letter template provides a structured way to confirm the outcome of discussions following an absence review.
It records the issues covered, acknowledges any support offered, and sets out agreed actions or expectations for managing future attendance.
Using this template ensures consistency, fairness, and clarity in absence management, helping employers support staff while reducing disruption to the business.
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Yes. This template has been designed for organisations of all sizes, including small businesses, charities and growing employers. It follows UK employment law best practice and can be adapted to suit your organisation.
Our templates are developed with UK employment legislation, Acas guidance and HR best practice in mind and are reviewed and updated as relevant requirements change. However, every employment situation is different, so the template should be adapted to the circumstances and checked against the employee's contract and your organisation's procedures before use.
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The Short term absence review meeting outcome letter template is developed using a practical HR methodology that considers current UK employment legislation, ACAS guidance, CIPD good practice and the real-world HR process it supports. Templates are regularly reviewed and updated, with additional reviews triggered by significant changes to legislation, guidance or established HR practice, helping ensure each document remains practical, relevant and suitable for UK employers.
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Darryl is a Chartered HR professional with over 25 years' experience in senior HR and employee relations roles.
He has extensive practical experience of managing sick management processes and founded hrdocbox to provide businesses with practical, professionally developed HR resources grounded in UK employment law and best practice.
HRDocBox has been creating practical UK HR documents since 2009.
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