The UK's reliance on sick notes means we're "sliding into an avoidable crisis", the author of a new government-backed review on how to keep people in work has warned. Former John Lewis boss Sir ...

Simply sign up to the UK employment myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Employers will be asked to bypass the “fit note” system by drawing up stay-in-work plans for millions of staff with ...

Almost every doctor has encountered this situation: A patient requests a sick note, even though, from a medical perspective, there are doubts about their inability to work. The demand for certificates ...