U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called for an end to Britain’s “sick note culture” in a speech on Friday morning. Sunak made the announcement when discussing U.K. welfare reform, touching on how many ...

Employers across the UK face a raft of new measures to tackle economic inactivity and keep more people with health conditions and disabilities in work. Overhauling the sick note system and giving tax ...

Sick notes used to sign people off work could be overhauled under plans to slash unemployment, Liz Kendall has revealed, as she refused to rule out further benefit cuts. The Work and Pensions ...

In an attempt to reduce the workload of GPs, the UK is planning to introduce a new National Health Service (NHS) algorithm that will enable self-issued sick notes. The move is part of the government’s ...

The Labour Court in Cape Town has dismissed a review application brought by a man who was fired from his job even though he ...

The number of fit notes issued has been rising, with more than 11.2m approved in England last year.