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Re:EU pushes for 'right to disconnect' from work at home by pc86 on Friday December 04, 2020 @10:30AM (#25303332)
Not only that but how many people can get into a doctor the same day for the note? If they get sick on Monday you're potentially forcing someone to choose between unpaid time off, burning a day of PTO, or going into the doctor's office Wednesday or Thursday (if they're lucky) and saying "I feel find but had a cold Monday, can I get a note?" And how to juggle the logistics of that Wed/Thur doctor's visit with work?

I feel like a "sick day pool" or sick days burning PTO is just a shitty way for companies to try to save 0.02% on payroll while simultaneously pissing off the few employees who get burned by the policy. I can honestly say if I had to use PTO for an unexpected illness and it either messed up a vacation or caused me to have some vacation be unpaid, I would leave no matter how happy I was otherwise.

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Re:EU pushes for 'right to disconnect' from work at home by Mediterraneo10 on Friday December 04, 2020 @11:36AM (#25304303)
> Not only that but how many people can get into a doctor the same day for the note?

In Finland, where this same system exists, each urban neighborhood has its own local clinic that in large part exists just for this reason: someone feeling ill can call early in the morning, be seen a little later that morning, and get a note that they can show their employer the next day (or whenever they recover).

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Re:EU pushes for 'right to disconnect' from work at home by theshrike79 on Friday December 04, 2020 @12:28PM (#25305141)
Also in Finland it doesn't need to be a doctor, just a nurse will do some times. (Depends on the employer).
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Re:EU pushes for 'right to disconnect' from work at home by mamon on Friday December 04, 2020 @10:50AM (#25303624)
> Not only that but how many people can get into a doctor the same day for the note?

No, it doesn't work like that in Poland. You can just call it in, saying "I'm sick" and then go to the doctor. Doctor's note can cover up to 3 days before the visit.

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Re:EU pushes for 'right to disconnect' from work at home by pc86 on Friday December 04, 2020 @10:52AM (#25303662)
I've occasionally been able to get in same day in the US but it's certainly the exception (and I don't live in/near a major metro). A week or more to see a GP wouldn't be uncommon.
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Re:EU pushes for 'right to disconnect' from work at home by djrogers on Friday December 04, 2020 @11:55AM (#25304631)
You need a different doc or to get out of your HMO or something. I never have a problem getting in to see a doc same or next day if it’s needed...
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Re:EU pushes for 'right to disconnect' from work at home by MaxBarraclough on Friday December 04, 2020 @02:02PM (#25306273)
Additionally, requiring a doctor's note doesn't necessarily mean insisting that unwell people physically leave their homes to visit their doctor.
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