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I had an employee on a phased return who received full salary for working part time hours for a number of weeks. I think though, but not completely sure, that this will be down to your employers' policy as opposed to a legal matter. Do you work for a big company with a union?

If its a phased return as agreed by your manager or HR department you should receive full pay.
The nhs do a two week phased return stage of week one 50% of hours week two 75% of hours then back full hours. All on full pay.

Salary stays the same where I work.

The amount of time is agreed as a trail with welfare meetings in between.

It's in alls interest to get you fit and well to be able to work the hours you were originally contracted to do.

Could you maybe do your hours In a different department they may be less demanding?

I had full pay during my phased return. My boss was clear that if someone else would have to be employed to cover me though then I wouldn't have been. (Small charity)

My employer would pay your full salary if you would be entitled to full pay if you remained off work (better to have someone working some of the time if they are able than the employee getting full pay to do no work!)

It doesn't make any difference whether it's agreed by HR or managers or anything. You are not entitled to be paid for hours you don't work unless there is something in your contract or a policy saying so. It might depend how much of a reduction in hours it actually is, how long the reduction is going to be for, whether the alternative is you not coming back at all, and what sick pay you would be on if you stayed off.

Thanks everyone for the replies. I wasn't able to find my manager today to ask her, but I went home at lunchtime as planned, and hopefully I'll be able to catch up with her on Monday and ask.

I'm on a phased return just now, on full pay.