sick note

noun

1. informal,  a document given to an employer certifying that an employee's absence from work of more than four days was due to illness. If the absence is for more than seven days the note must be signed by a doctor See also self-certification

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A viral video, filmed inside what appears to be a clinic and posted to social media this month, shows a young woman asking an older woman: "Does every menstruating girl have to take off their trousers and show you before they can get a sick note?"

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"Let's just take the sanitary pad out and paste it on the sick note," another Weibo said.

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What do GPs think of Sunak's sick note plans?

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What do GPs think of Sunak's sick note plans?

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Last week, Rishi Sunak outlined plans to tackle a "sick note culture", including making it harder to get one.

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