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Green MLA Matt MacFarlane is urging the the Dennis King government to do away with a requirement that civil servants obtain a doctor’s note when calling in sick.In recent days, MacFarlane has questioned both the province’s health minister and finance minister on the subject of doctors notes for sick workers.
"Will you do your part, minister, to reduce the burden on our primary care and emergency room doctors and immediately review that policy?"MacFarlane acknowledged that some might see five days as a lengthy period of absence from work due to illness. But he raised an example of a single mother who was required to obtain a sick note.
MacFarlane argued many employees might be in a similar situation, particularly during recent respiratory illness seasons. In an interview after question period, Burridge clarified that new union negotiations are expected next year. She said this could be looked at at that point. MacFarlane said he has spoken to one ER doctor who said they “never go through a shift without someone asking for a sick note.”
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