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 young mother with a chronic condition has spoken out about her fears that sick notes could be axed, saying that they helped her stay employed. Ellie Sands, from Bedfordshire, says she was let go ...

U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called for an end to Britain’s “sick note culture” in a speech on Friday morning. Sunak made the announcement when discussing U.K. welfare reform, touching on how many ...

Manitoba doctors and human resources professionals have drafted generic workplace absenteeism policies and forms for employers to adopt before short-term sick notes are officially outlawed. *No charge ...

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