2007-03-12 11:57:46 · 19 answers · asked by Caitlin 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
depends on your employer - what their policy is. if you have called in every day and explained to them what's going on with you, you probably don't need a note. if you get there tomorrow and they want one you can always have your dr office fax it to you. that is...unless you were playing hookey!
hope you feel better!
2007-03-12 12:01:19 · answer #1 · answered by Suzanne 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Caitlin, I don't know where you live (U.S. or another country), so I can only base this on what I know from previously working in Human Resources here in the U.S., but here is what I advise.
Check your employee handbook. Some companies have what is called a no-fault attendance policy, which means that they do not accept a doctor's excuse for any reason whatsoever. So, the advice you are being given by the others may or may not apply depending on your company's attendance policy.
Why don't we really care about a doctor's note? Because almost anyone can go to a doctor after the fact and pretend to be sick and get a doctor's note. Unfortunately, it's been abused by people who really weren't that sick, so that's why many places do not consider a doctor's excuse worth the time to get. However, a doctor's note will protect you in case of unemployment compensation.
However, you do have one protection. If this was a legitimate medical condition, for any absence that is over 3 days in length, you can obtain FMLA protection. Here is the website for more information. http://www.dol.gov/esa/whd/fmla/
2007-03-12 13:01:29 · answer #2 · answered by Searcher 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not sure about now but it used to be you could have off 2 days without a sick note and then up to 1 week with a self claim sick note from your doctors receptionist, after this you will need a full sick note from your G.P. Get well soon
2007-03-12 12:03:52 · answer #3 · answered by Loo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the uk you can get a self certified sick note off your employer that will be sufficient for the amount of time you have been off work .
YOU DO NOT need a sick note off your doctor or a sick note to say you are fit for work !
2007-03-12 12:09:08 · answer #4 · answered by charlotterobo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on your absence policy at work.
Most employers allow 7 days self certification and then you require a sicknote to cover you for anything further. If you have been to your doctor and they have offered you a note take it though as it always looks better on your sickness record if it is medically certified.
2007-03-14 11:50:29 · answer #5 · answered by Jennifer R 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You only need a sick note for more than five days off. They should ask you to self certify your illness.
2007-03-12 12:01:32 · answer #6 · answered by pigletsam 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most likely you will need a doctors note, read your handbook to see if you need one after 2 days, or what your company policy is. There is not a law about this, it's a company policy.
2007-03-12 13:13:48 · answer #7 · answered by hr4me 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually any longer than 1 day you require a doctor's note saying you were ill
2007-03-12 12:01:53 · answer #8 · answered by tuppenybitz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should self certify for the first 5 working days unless your employer asks for a doctors line.
2007-03-14 15:52:30 · answer #9 · answered by Wendy M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should check your companies employment handbook. But anything over three days generally warrants a Doctors note.
2007-03-12 12:02:01 · answer #10 · answered by zeebarista 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can self certificate yourself for the first week, after that you will need to visit your doctor who will then sign you off work for an x amount of time if the doc deems it neccesary.
But check hour contract and work handbook to double check.
2007-03-12 12:04:03 · answer #11 · answered by MANICANGEL 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋