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On April 6, GP sick notes will be replaced with new “fit notes”. These are supposed to slash the 172 million working days lost to sickness absence each year. But will they live up to the government’s
promises?
Published 23.02.2010
Any healthcare professional who’s a registered nurse, occupational therapist, pharmacist or physiotherapist can now issue a fit note. But are they able to sign employees off work for any reason and
give advice outside their areas of expertise?
Published 26.08.2022
Whilst some employees will do anything to get signed-off work by their GP, others are reluctant to reveal that this has happened (usually because of financial worries). Do you have the right to be
told?
Published 29.11.2013
One in three people are now classed as obese. Instead of dieting many are opting for gastric band surgery to shed those extra kilos. So where do you stand on the issue of sick pay if an employee
decides to go down this route?
Published 04.11.2009
One of your employees telephoned in sick a week ago and remains unwell. However, they’ve not yet provided you with a fit note from their GP which states that they are “not fit for work”. Can you
withhold payment of statutory sick pay (SSP) in this situation?
Published 05.04.2023
In April 2015 there were reports about a doctor who wrote an amusing letter when an employee was asked to produce medical evidence for one day’s sickness absence. What are the rules regarding the
issue of fit notes?
Published 23.04.2015
On 6 April 2022 a new digital version of the fit note was introduced. It’s been suggested that these documents will be easier to forge. So, can you ask a GP whether a fit note they’ve
purportedly issued is genuine?
Published 13.04.2022
One of your employees has just been signed off sick by their GP. A colleague claims that as they are considered to be unfit for work you can’t make any attempt to contact them. Is this really true?
Published 09.05.2014
You know that a lot of sickness absence isn’t genuine. But did you also know that the fit note an employee provides could be a fake? What’s to know?
Published 18.05.2010
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