Return to Work Meeting Toolkit

Step-By-Step Guidance To Managing Return To Work Meetings

Having a return to work meeting, whether for sickness, maternity leave or holiday, is about creating a setting where the employee feels heard and supported by their employer. There are three main stages to the return to work meeting process: preparation, the meeting itself and the follow-up. The Kea Return to Work Meeting Toolkit looks at best practice guidance for line managers preparing to conduct a return to work meeting and describes what information you need to gather and what support you can provide to ease the employee’s return to work.

This Return to Work Meeting Toolkit provides guidance on:

  • Introduction
  • Definitions
  • What Is A Return To Work Meeting?
  • What Are The Legal Requirements?
  • Why Conduct Return To Work Meetings?
  • Benefits
  • When Should The Return To Work Meeting Take Place?
  • How Long Will The Meeting Take?
  • Preparing For The Meeting
  • The Right To Be Accompanied
  • During The Meeting
  • Failure To Attend
  • What If….
  • How To Deal With Absence That Is Causing Concern
  • Long Term Absence
  • After The Meeting
  • Return to work meeting FAQs

Total pages: 49
Last updated: June 2025

The Return to Work Meeting Toolkit contains the following template documents to support the guidance notes:

  • Employee Guide to Return to Work Meetings
  • Return to Work Meeting Agenda
  • Example Questions For Return to Work Meetings
  • Support Strategies
  • Data Privacy Statement
  • Return to Work Meeting Form

All the supporting materials are created Microsoft Word so you may easily save them to your PC, amend them to suit your business style and then use them time and time again.

How Much Does The Return to Work Meeting Toolkit Cost?

Excellent value at only £45.

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