by Natalie | Oct 11, 2023 | changes and guidance, fit note
The Government have just published changes to their fit note guidance for employers and line managers. They even included a handy checklist so that employers can avoid painfully drudging through the lengthy (4,462-word) document. The checklist includes the necessary...
by Anna Denton | Jul 14, 2022 | extension of who can sign, fit note
You may be aware that the categories of people who are able to sign a Fit Note for the purposes of Statutory Sick Pay and other Social Security claims has been broadened with effect from 1 July 2022, so that pharmacists, physiotherapists, registered nurses and...
by Anna Denton | Jun 22, 2022 | extension of who can sign, fit note
You will all be familiar with GPs providing employees with certification that they are insufficiently well to attend work on day 8 of their absence, enabling the employer to then process, for example, statutory sick pay. Some new regulations, snappily titled “The...