Get Self Certificate

Many employers have their own self-certification forms. If your employer doesn't have its own form you can download this Self Certification Form (PDF). Please print it, fill it in and hand it in to your employer. You do not need to see a Doctor.

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. This is called self-certification.

Sickness Certificates Your employer may require you to complete a self-certification form called an SC2 which is available from the HMRC website or you can click on the link below to download a form.

Your employer may require you to complete a self-certification form called an SC2 which is available from the HMRC website or you can click on the link below to download a form.

Self-certification If employees are off work for 7 days or less, they do not need to give their employer a fit note or other proof of sickness from a medical professional. When they return to work, their employer can ask them to confirm they've been off sick. This is called 'self-certification'.

Many employers have their own self-certification forms. If your employer doesn't have its own form you can download this Self Certification Form (PDF). Please print it, fill it in and hand it in to your employer. You do not need to see a Doctor.

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. This is called self-certification.

7 days off sick 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. This is called self-certification.

If you are off work for less than seven days, you are responsible for your own self-certification on form SC1 (available from reception or any post office).

If you are off work for less than seven days, you are responsible for your own self-certification on form SC1 (available from reception or any post office).

Instead you must be allowed to 'self-certify' that is, you complete a form provided by your employer stating when you were off sick, and the nature of your illness. After the first seven days, you will need to provide certificates from your GP to cover the whole of your absence in order to be paid SSP.

Sickness Certificates Your employer may require you to complete a self-certification form called an SC2 which is available from the HMRC website or you can click on the link below to download a form.