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sick note

noun

  1. informala document given to an employer certifying that an employee's absence from work of more than four days was due to illness. If the absence is for more than seven days the note must be signed by a doctor See also self-certification

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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"Let's just take the sanitary pad out and paste it on the sick note," another Weibo said.

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Last week, Rishi Sunak outlined plans to tackle a "sick note culture", including making it harder to get one.

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