Death of the sick note
by Sarah
Acting for many employers as we do, there is much frustration over the employee with whom HR are engaged in some process from managing performance to redundancy who then goes off sick.
We have blogged before on the ease at which some GP’s hand out sick notes and that some say they are written on the back of a cornflakes packet. With our employee had on in some cases we would have to disagree when we see people who are genuinely stressed out.
Well the world of politics is proposing a solution. On the back of the conservatives announcements on their plans for benefit reforms should they win the election, the Health Secretary, Alan Johnson, has announced that plans may be a foot to change sick notes into well notes.
The new well note would cover what the employee could do rather than say what they are off with. Perhaps the well note will say can do office based work. Who knows -watch this space.
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A very interesting idea. This would solve the problem of some people wanting to work but not being able to because of being signed off sick as well. I can see some problems with implementing this solution, due to ability to do certain tasks being subjective, but think it could have some distinct advantages.
workplace-law said at February 27th, 2008 at 3:09 pm