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The government's fit note scheme has led to employees being off work for longer and has not reduced the likelihood of repeated absence, a study has found.
The fit note scheme was introduced to reduce the level of sickness absence in the UK by letting GPs state which aspects of their jobs employees who would otherwise be off sick could still perform.
However, according to a study conducted by the management firm Firstcare, time off under the scheme has doubled.
Firstcare analysed the records of more than 20,000 employees. They found that employees who asked their GP for a fit note were absent from work for an average of 48 days. In comparison, employees who were off work on long-term sickness absence, but didn’t apply for a fit note, were off work for an average of 20 days.
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