Abolition of Sick Notes Leads to More than Half as Many One-Day Sick Reports.
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Since the abolition of the one-day sick note, employees in large companies report one day of sick leave 54 percent more often on average. This is reported by HR service provider Securex. According to the company, this increase does not necessarily indicate abuse: in the long run, it may actually help prevent long-term absenteeism.
Securex analyzed the consequences of the removal of the medical certificate for a day of absence. ...
Key takeaways A study by Professor Philip Verwimp and HR company Securex shows that the abolition of the requirement to submit a doctor's certificate for a one-day absence has led to a significant increase in short-term sick leave. New regulation as an explanation That trend is particularly visible among Belgian companies with 50 to 499 […]
Since the abolition of the one-day sick note, employees in large companies report one day of sick leave on average 54 percent more often. According to HR service provider Securex, this does not necessarily indicate abuse.
The measure did not result in a decrease in absences of several days or a statistically significant increase in short-term absenteeism as a whole.
Illustration - Getty Images The abolition of the requirement to provide a medical certificate has led to an increase in the number of absences for illness of one day per worker in large companies, reports Tuesday a study by the human resources service provider Securex. However, it did not have an impact on absences of two to five days, statistically stable. By the end of 2022, new legislation allowed workers in large companies (at least 50 worke…
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