Exposed: How Workers Are Getting Sick Certs for €25 without Seeing a Doctor

Exposed: How workers are getting sick certs for €25 without seeing a doctor

Employers are having to accept digital sick certs issued without any phone or video consultations being carried out by doctors – even though the Department of Social Protection refuses them for social welfare schemes because they do not meet the standard required.

The suspended British doctor selling sick notes on demand

“Rogue” online service offers certificates for months off work with no medical tests or consultation.

How it’s become easier to set sick certs via online medical websites

How it’s become easier to set sick certs via online medical websites Employers are having to accept digital sick certs issued without any phone or video consultations being carried out by doctors – even though the Department of Social Protection refuses them for social welfare schemes because they do not meet the standard required. Certs are being advertised on some medical websites for between €25 and €45, with students and employees required t…