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‘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.
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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.
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Winthrop Wong
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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.
