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I want to sign off sick for a few weeks due to stress at work, what is the standard procedure for this ? Do they differ with businesses ?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.It probably depends how your company works. In my company, I get put through to a department when I go sick so that they can offer 'support' if I need it (probably something to do with duty of care) and then they leave me alone. They certainly wouldn`t want to me to keep phoning them to say I`m still off sick. You don`t need to worry about a doctor`s note until after the 7 days but if you were to go to a doctor before that and they decided that you need to be off for longer than 7 days, they would probably just write you a note for the whole period.
where I work (NHS) you call in on the day if you are ill, and you can have up to 7 days off before you need a GP note - but if the GP thinks you are ill, he can give you a certificate on day 1. You can't just sign yourself off for longer than a week, not without medical evidence, otherwise you'll be considered to be absent without leave.