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When the government recently issued updated guidance on fit notes, parts of the media said that it “had granted employers permission to reject the advice contained in a GP’s fit note for the first
time”. Is that right?
Published 17.05.2013
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
Two-thirds of employers are experiencing the same problem with fit notes: inappropriate advice from the GP! What happens if you can’t implement it?
Published 10.01.2011
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
You suspended an employee and had arranged a disciplinary hearing. However, he produced a GP’s note claiming that he was too stressed to attend. You re-arranged it and the same thing happened. What
can you do?
Published 16.06.2005
New rules on “confidentiality” now make it much harder for you to ask any doctor about an employee’s health. So, what’s the best way around this?
Published 14.01.2010
There’s been a lot of press attention focusing on proposed changes to how GPs issue sick notes to employees. What’s the latest news and how can you best get the current situation to work for you?
Published 11.01.2008
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
You’ve received a fit note from an employee but disagree with the doctor’s assessment and recommendations. Are you obliged to follow what’s been said or can you challenge the advice?
Published 22.04.2016
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