(UK) Crackdown on ‘sick note culture’ could see GPs banned from signing people off

GP’s will soon be stripped of the ability to sign people off work as part of a major government inititive to crack down on ‘sicknote culture’.

Rishi Sunak today claimed that a surge in people signed off sick with mental health conditions is placing ‘unsustainable’ pressure on the welfare budget.

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Hope this happens in SA too. People can work when sick. They are sick. Not dead.

I have no use for sick note being a contractor. No work, no pay keeps sickness at bay (in general)

GP sick notes is old news. Sangoma notes is the real deal.

Had an employee who told her fellow staff that they were all "entitled" to take off at least 3 days a month for sick leave, and they were stupid not to use this entitlement

I told her I was also entitled not to employ her. She said she would go to the CCMA if she were let go for any reason.

After working for 3 weeks, she took off 3 days, two weeks in a row over a month end. The following Friday I told her that this was her last day at work. She claimed unfair dismissal and demanded compensation plus reinstatement. Replying to the CCMA, I said she had abandoned her job by not turning up. She could not prove how many days she had come to work or stayed off, as she declined to sign an attendance register. End of case

rvZA said:

Hope this happens in SA too. People can work when sick. They are sick. Not dead.

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Does this apply to contagious illness as well, genius?

I'd expect some common sense to apply here

rvZA said:

Hope this happens in SA too. People can work when sick. They are sick. Not dead.

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That will just start a civil war.

Neptuner said:

Does this apply to contagious illness as well, genius?

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Of course yes. The quicker it spreads the faster everyone can get it and immune systems start working. No excuses for sitting at home doing nothing.

Lol, quite the 180 from "Just stay home".

rvZA said:

Of course yes. The quicker it spreads the faster everyone can get it and immune systems start working. No excuses for sitting at home doing nothing.

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Only a genius would think of this.

rvZA said:

Hope this happens in SA too. People can work when sick. They are sick. Not dead.

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If they actually try this in SA, I bet a lot of people would just quit work once.

Neptuner said:

Only a genius would think of this.

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Short term pain long term gain.

Can’t do that if you use a witch doctor.
It’ll be racist plus Rushi will get cursed.

Next up.... all unemployed Brits to be put in factories and work 18 hour shifts a day.

rvZA said:

Short term pain long term gain.

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If the workplace culture is toxic you not gaining anything short or long term. Employees will just get sick of the place.

Neptuner said:

If the workplace culture is toxic you not gaining anything short or long term. Employees will just get sick of the place.

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Fire those with issues. Problem solved and toxic influences gone.

Lots of YouTube grifters will hopefully be gone.

rvZA said:

Fire those with issues. Problem solved and toxic influences gone.

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Toxic behaviour can emanate from nanagement as well. Also, you can't just fire people like it's a movie, genius.

Neptuner said:

Toxic behaviour can emanate from nanagement as well. Also, you can't just fire people like it's a movie, genius.

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Is that nagging management begging people to do the work they paid for?

Always ready to learn new words and their meanings.