There’s a better way. Here in Finland it’s pretty common that you can just call/text your boss that you have a common cold and you can be on a sick leave for few days (3 days is pretty common limit) just self-diagnosing it. With longer sickness you’ll need a doctors note, but at least on my company with common cold and other minor stuff it’s taken care of either over text chat or via a call with a doctor.
Obviously if the doctor thinks the whatever you have requires more in depth examination they can schedule a meeting, but for seasonal flu and stuff like that it’s pretty rare you need to see a doctor in person at all. And of course they’ll follow the numbers, so that if you call in sick every monday or whatever the rules are more strict and examinations are done more frequently, but for vast majority a few days laying in bed with a fever isn’t any kind of issue.
In the Netherlands and Belgium employers sometimes offer what is called a “baaldag”. Basically, if you’re having an especially shit day, you can take the day off. No doctors note required.
You go for sick leave when sickness doesn’t allow you to work, not to not spread it lol. I envy you, wherever you work, that they allow that approach xD
No. Just no. You don’t go in so you don’t spread it. But also if you can’t work, you can’t work. But you 100 % don’t go in so you don’t spread it. Period.
You go to the doctor when you have common cold to get your sick leave, so you don’t go to work and spread it. In no way is it “insane”
There’s a better way. Here in Finland it’s pretty common that you can just call/text your boss that you have a common cold and you can be on a sick leave for few days (3 days is pretty common limit) just self-diagnosing it. With longer sickness you’ll need a doctors note, but at least on my company with common cold and other minor stuff it’s taken care of either over text chat or via a call with a doctor.
Obviously if the doctor thinks the whatever you have requires more in depth examination they can schedule a meeting, but for seasonal flu and stuff like that it’s pretty rare you need to see a doctor in person at all. And of course they’ll follow the numbers, so that if you call in sick every monday or whatever the rules are more strict and examinations are done more frequently, but for vast majority a few days laying in bed with a fever isn’t any kind of issue.
In the Netherlands and Belgium employers sometimes offer what is called a “baaldag”. Basically, if you’re having an especially shit day, you can take the day off. No doctors note required.
You go for sick leave when sickness doesn’t allow you to work, not to not spread it lol. I envy you, wherever you work, that they allow that approach xD
Yay for capitalism again
No. Just no. You don’t go in so you don’t spread it. But also if you can’t work, you can’t work. But you 100 % don’t go in so you don’t spread it. Period.
I envy you your workplace. Would get in so much shit if that was my approach xD