Doctors at a medical clinic in Pemberton are handing out letters instead of sick notes, asking employers to stop requiring sick notes and wasting people91裸聊视频檚 time.

Local resident Becca Moriarty, 26, posted a photo of the letter to her Facebook page this week, after going in to get a sick note for her boss.

The letter says a policy requiring a sick note for missed time puts an "added burden" on the healthcare system, taking up resources that could be used on people are who actually ill.

"People seeking sick notes 91裸聊视频� who otherwise wouldn91裸聊视频檛 see a doctor 91裸聊视频� end up in physicians91裸聊视频� offices, walk-in clinics and emergency department waiting rooms,91裸聊视频� it says. "There, they may spread germs to pregnant women, frail elderly people, cancer patients and babies 91裸聊视频� all of whom are vulnerable to communicable disease.91裸聊视频�

It also says the doctors find it difficult to charge someone for a requirement from their employer, since sick notes aren91裸聊视频檛 insured by MSP, and gives the employer a warning: continue to require medical notes and be prepared to receive a $50 invoice for each one.

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When she handed the letter to her boss, she said the reaction was 91裸聊视频渃omplete confusion."

Moriarty 91裸聊视频� who works in the food industry 91裸聊视频� added she sees both sides to the issue of sick notes.

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A person who answered the phone at the clinic said the doctors do not wish to be interviewed.

ashley.wadhwani@bpdigital.ca
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