Union representatives said the policy is forcing people to go to the doctor and pay a co-pay for minor illnesses.

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

The Madlanga inquiry says the doctor’s sick note submitted by Brown Mogotsi is useless. Chair justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga said ...

A SECONDARY school teacher has lost a labour dispute after challenging salary deductions imposed for three days of absence from work. The Education Labour Relations Council (ELRC) dismissed the claim ...

Chairperson of the Madlanga Commission, Mbuyiseli Madlanga, has warned that  “useless” sick notes submitted by absent witnesses could be referred to t ...

A NEW law has been introduced for workers and their furry friends. Legislators are seeking to support employees by providing pet leave along similar lines of family leave. The “Sick Leave ...

Employers want a crackdown on workers using online medical certificates to claim sick leave and legal changes to make it easier for companies to roster workers on public holidays.

Two current Baltimore police officials and a former officer were indicted on multiple charges, prosecutors announced Tuesday.

We used a smoke chamber to test 12 different air purifiers. This is the model that works best to prevent colds and the flu. Anna Gragert (she/her/hers) was previously the lifestyle editor at ...

More than 10,000 Americans are waiting for a liver transplant. Many more never make the list, because they are too sick to ...

A VIDEO editor has won £70,000 in a pregnancy discrimination case after her boss sacked her in a row over “severe” morning ...

Arizona House Republicans gave preliminary approval to a bill that would fire teachers who participate in organized "sickouts ...