It is possible to use the Natural HR form builder to create customised return to work forms which can be completed electronically following an instance of absence. 

Return to work forms are sent directly to the manager following the instance of absence to be completed, the employee who the instance of absence relates to will not have the ability to complete or view this form.  

Enabling Return to work forms

Once the form has been created within the form builder, there are a couple of settings which will need to be changed in order for this to be enabled: 

Select which Return to work form you would like to use by going to

Administration -> Company -> Settings -> Time off settings (global)

In the 'Absence settings' section, select the form which you have created as a 'Return to work' form.

Once you have selected the form which you would like to use, select Submit at the bottom of the page to save the change. 

If you require a Return to work form to be triggered after a certain duration, for example, if the absence is longer than 5 days, you should enter the trigger duration in the 'Return to work trigger duration' field.

You will need to indicate to the Natural HR system, which of your time off types requires a Return to work. To do this, go to

Administration -> HR -> Time off management -> Time off types

Here, you can either add a new time off type, or edit an existing one. 

In the Absence settings section, select 'Yes' in the 'Return to work required' field to indicate if this time off type requires one.

Once completed, select 'Submit' at the bottom of the page to save the change. 

Completing a Return to work form

Once set up, if a return to work form is required following an instance of absence, the employee's manager will receive a notification prompting them to complete the return to work form. 

The manager will then be able to review the details of the absence whilst completing the form, by clicking on the item in their workflow.

Once completed, the Return to work form can be viewed at any time against the instance of absence under:

Time and attendance -> Time off

To view the return to work find the time off instance it was completed for and click Actions -> View return to work.