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The Daily PollGERMANY HAS INTRODUCED sweeping new sick leave rules, meaning workers must now provide a doctor’s note from the very first day they’re off sick.
The Journal reporter Sophie Finn wrote this morning that Irish business groups have warned that a similar system wouldn’t work here, while the government says it has no plans to change Ireland’s sick leave rules.
Current legislation here generally allows employees to take up to two days off without a medical certificate.
On that (sick) note, we wanted to ask: Do you think workers should need a doctor’s note from the first day of sick leave?
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