Road rules0 min ago
Getting A Sick Note
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If you are going to be off sick for four weeks do you have to get a sick note from day one or can you self certificate for first week then four weeks from then? Or four weeks in total.
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If you know that you're going to be off work for an extended period then basic courtesy (and retaining a good relationship with your employer) requires that you should inform the employer as soon as possible. (If, say, you're about to have major surgery, which requires a long recuperation period, that might well be quite a way ahead of your absence, rather than once it's started).
However there's no need to submit a formal 'fit note' (which is what 'sick notes' have become nowadays) until after 7 days absence. Indeed, it could cost money to do so because doctors are allowed to make a charge before that period is up.
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However there's no need to submit a formal 'fit note' (which is what 'sick notes' have become nowadays) until after 7 days absence. Indeed, it could cost money to do so because doctors are allowed to make a charge before that period is up.
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