‘Sick-note’ culture to be stamped out under radical new scheme

‘Anyone ill for more than four weeks will face a fit-for-work test in a radical new scheme aimed at stamping out the “sick-note culture” which costs the economy billions of pounds each year.

All GPs will be expected to refer patients to a company that will assess their ability to work and draw up a plan for their return.

More than a million people take sick leave for over a month each year, costing the economy over £9 billion.

The new scheme, which will cost £134 million over four years, is aimed at stopping people from languishing on benefits while off work for long-term sickness, The Times reported.’

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