Useful Documents - Therapeutic Return to Work

We reproduce below Leicester Education Authority's current procedure.

Procedure for Therapeutic Return to Work

Full-time (30 hours per week) = £7,220.44 per annum.

Part-time (25 hours per week, 5 hours per day, 83.33%) = £6,016.79 per annum, £501.40 per month, £115.33 per week.

Entitlement to sick pay = 120 days full pay/120 days half pay (excluding Sundays and school closure periods, but to include bank holidays)

(for the individual in this example)

First day of sickness 31.01.2000

Last day of full pay 12.07.2000

Last day of Statutory Sick Pay 16.08.2000

Last day of half pay 01.02.2001

EXAMPLE - Therapeutic return commences in the week beginning 04.09.2000

Date - Week Commencing	Pattern of Work (%)	Pay and Benefit Entitlement	Amount Paid £
04.09.2000	Monday - 5 hours	Half pay + Benefit lost* (less any amount exceeding full pay)	£57.67 + £60.20** - £2.54 = £115.33
11.09.2000	Monday, Tuesday - 10 hours	Half pay + Benefit lost (less any amount exceeding full pay)	£57.67 + £60.20 - £2.54 = £115.33
18.09.2000	Monday, Tuesday - 10 hours	Half pay + Benefit lost (less any amount exceeding full pay)	£57.67 + £60.20 - £2.54 = £115.33
25.09.2000	Mon, Tues, Fri - 15 hours	50% of full time salary + Benefit lost (less amount exceeding full pay)	£69.21 + £60.20 - £14.08 = £115.33
02.10.2000	Mon, Tues, Fri - 15 hours	As above	£69.21 + £60.20 - £14.08 = £115.33
09.10.2000	Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri - 20 hours	66.67% of full time salary + benefit lost (less amount exceeding full pay)	£92.28 + £60.20 - £37.15 = £115.33
17.10.2000	Normal hours resumed - 25 hours	83.33% of full time salary	£115.33

* See Appendix II Note 4

** See Appendix II Note 1

Appendix IV - Example of a Therapeutic Return - APT&C Ancillary Assistant (25 hours per week)