Where do you draw the line? In this article, we’ll go over what you need to know when requesting a doctor’s note from an employee. We’ll discuss what’s allowed under the law as evidence for taking ...

Patients are being allowed to write their own sick notes as overworked GPs struggle to deal with floods of workers taking time off. Doctors have taken to leaving bundles of pre-signed notes in ...

Junior doctors working in hospitals are putting patients at risk of infection because work pressures stop them taking sick leave, new research claims. Hospital acquired infections (HAIs ...

Scott Blyth, a retired Brandon doctor says in his 40 years in practice, he was asked to write sick notes for his patients all the time and agrees with Doctors Manitoba and the Canadian Medical ...

Many Canadians need a sick note for their employer or school if they are off due to medical reasons, a policy a group of doctors is trying to change. Calling out workplaces and others who require ...

The college has been calling for employers not to request a sick note for short absence for years. "Our job as doctors is to take care of people who are sick," said Green. "It's not to be the ...

With 6.5 million Canadians lacking access to a family doctor, many are forced to visit emergency rooms or walk-in clinics to obtain sick notes, the CMA said. A new Abacus Data survey commissioned ...

Ontario employees now won’t need a doctor’s note that proves they were sick if they miss up to three days of work in a calendar year due to illness. In Ontario, employees are entitled to three days of ...

One woman was forced to deal with the brutal aftermath after her sister-in-law passed away on the job when her doctor’s note ...

Employers should not require employees to get doctors’ notes when they call in sick, and provinces should ban such mandates, the Canadian Medical Association says. In a new position paper set to ...

Patient receives a doctor's consultation over a video call. The Finance Minister suggests reviewing Germany's policy to allow sick notes to be granted over the phone. Photo: picture alliance/dpa ...