Almost every doctor has encountered this situation: A patient requests a sick note, even though, from a medical perspective, there are doubts about their inability to work. The demand for certificates ...

A new online toolkit will make it easier for workplaces to wean off sick notes, as looming legislation would eliminate their ...

For many Manitoba employers, sick notes for short-term absences have simply been part of the landscape. They were written into policies years ago, and became the standard way to verify an absence. *No ...

The number of people out of work due to health conditions is bad for patients, bad for the NHS and bad for the economy.' ...

Private GPs are signing £25 sick notes for people to take time off work and go “to the beach”. NHS consultants working for private GP clinics are signing people off of work for between £25 and £55 per ...