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Could 'fit notes' be an answer to the abuse of sick leave?



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Published Date: 02 June 2008
By Roger Tynan
THE recently released Absenteeism 2008 survey from the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has, perhaps predictably, led to another round of collective hand-wringing over "sick-note Britain".


It claims a significant proportion of employees are still said to be less than truthful when putting in for a sick day, racking up total company losses of around £1.2 billion.

But innovative solutions to this problem land squarely in the midd...



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celtic4,

USA 03/06/2008 04:09:44
Here is the states, we have a similar thing going. These documents come from the person's personal physician, and are called "light duty", i.e. if someone has strained their neck muscles, they may be able to work again, but not to lift over five pounds weight. It works well, to get people back on the job,and it helps that person to keep earning at the same time.

 

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