‘It starts with trust’: Should firms do away with MCs?

Just as employers adjusted to remote working during the pandemic, they should trust staff when they say they are unwell instead of demanding proof.

Most employees here are required to consult a doctor and obtain a medical certificate before they are granted sick leave and entitled time off to recover. ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG
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Medical certificates (MC) as proof of illness are commonplace across the world, and unusually demanded in Singapore.

Most employees here are required to consult a doctor and obtain an MC before they are granted sick leave and entitled to time off to recover.

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