The Government is proposing to replace “sick notes” with “fit notes” (or, more accurately, the new “Statement of Fitness for Work”), with effect from 6 April 2010.
Fit notes will allow GPs to advise employers whether or not employees are fit for work and what support can be offered to the employee to facilitate a return to work. Further details are awaited.
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(Information posted in February 2010 and may not have been updated at time of reading).