03rd January 2012 Fit Notes leading to more time off work

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The introduction of Fit Notes was supposed to end long term sickness absence, but a new study has revealed time off has actually doubled. According to the study conducted by management firm FirstCare, workers who went to their GP for a Fit Note were absent from work for 48 days on average, compared to 20 [...]

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26th December 2011 Fit notes double length of absence from work – new analysis

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Fit notes, which were introduced by the Labour government to reduce the length of long-term workplace absences, actually double the time that employees are likely to be off work, according to new analysis by absence management specialist FirstCare.   Analysis of FirstCare’s databank of six million days of recorded absence has found that employees were [...]

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