Reply With QuotePerfectly legal. Shows a lack of trust on their part, but they are certainly within their rights as your employer to request a doctor's note.
I recently called in sick to work and now my managers are requesting a doctor's note. Does anyone know the legalities of this? Are they allowed to do that?
Thanks Ian (just shaking his head)
Perfectly legal. Shows a lack of trust on their part, but they are certainly within their rights as your employer to request a doctor's note.
If you only took one day off work tell them you didn't go to the doctor. I mean, come on, who goes to the doc for the flu or something like that!
Now 3 days off and I could see it.
Ian, bro you have to becareful. Taking a sick day to surf don't look good when ya go back with a sunburn! Don't ask me who I know.
Perfectly legal. Shows a lack of trust on their part, but they are certainly within their rights as your employer to request a doctor's note.
Is there a Doctor on these boards???
It looks like Ian will need a note from one of us.
Dear Ian's Employer,
I am Mr. Ian's physician, Doctor RD , On behalf of my patient Mr. Ian, I would like to inform you that he was sick and unable to attend work. eek!
He had the following symptoms when I initially examined him. wink
1. Boating withdrawals, common sickness from people realizing they have to go to work the next day. eek!
2. He had a minor case of alcohol poisoning. eek!
3. He showed signs of blurred vision, a definite sign of to many pasties and G-strings. eek!
4. My final medical opinion was that he had a fever.
Now unless you want me to go into details it was basically a Don't want to go to work fever, boating fever, Boobs & Beer fever, you make the call.
Signed DR. River Dave MD (Beer & Boob Specialist)
Hot (hope your better Ian) Diggity Dog
Do they do this all the time to everybody?
Just tell your boss your were sick with a case of optimitis. When he asks what that is inform him that it is when your optical nerves get wrapped around your bowels and you get a shitty outlook on life.
I hope you just told them you did not go to the doctor...how can they argue?
Mandelon:
I hope you just told them you did not go to the doctor...how can they argue? I think you have a point. But it is not a good sign that they are asking for a doctors note. Sounds like they feel that there is a performance issue or they are trying to build a case. I'd walk the straight and narrow for a while...
Ian:
I recently called in sick to work and now my managers are requesting a doctor's note. Does anyone know the legalities of this? Are they allowed to do that?
Thanks Ian (just shaking his head)
Did you say you were going to the Dr., or just that you could not make it in to work???
PM me
Yeah, don't get caught in a lie. Word your answers carefully to avoid lying to the boss.
Were you not really sick? Not even a "mental health" day??
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