Should Employees Have to Pay for a Sick Note?
On Skebenga Tuesday, a listener from Pinetown has sparked a debate after sharing their workplace dilemma. Following a discussion on Carol Ofori's show about Germany's new sick leave rules, the anonymous caller revealed that their company introduced a strict policy requiring a doctor's note even for just one day of sick leave because of repeated abuse of the system by employees.
When they recently came down with a severe stomach bug, they felt too ill to leave home and refused to spend hundreds of rand on a doctor's consultation simply to obtain a sick note for a single day's absence. Instead…
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