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Manitoba government introduces bills on crime, health and other issues
The Manitoba government introduced more than a dozen bills in the legislature, including one with a focus of cracking down on machetes, and one reducing the use of sick notes
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News BeepNov 13

B.C.’s new rules limit when employers can ask for sick notes

Descrease article font size Increase article font size The B.C. government says new rules limit when employers can…
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AuscandocApr 16, 2025
#BC to change law to stop employers from asking for 'unnecessary' doctor sick notes https://www.kamloopsbcnow.com/watercooler/news/news/Provincial/BC_changes_law_to_stop_employers_from_asking_for_unnecessary_doctor_sick_notes/?utm_source=KamloopsBCNow%3A+Stuff+That+Matters&utm_campaign=1eae0588b6-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2023_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c6c74ff35d-1eae0588b6-632038545 Thing is… it’s been the Health Authorities that are amongst the worst offenders. “British Columbia's labour and health ministries announced Tuesday that changes would be made to the province's Employment Standards Act, which will stop employers from asking employees for "unnecessary" #sicknotes, Labour Minister Jennifer Whiteside said.”
BC to change law to stop employers from asking for 'unnecessary' doctor sick notes

Changes to British Columbia's employment standards legislation to no longer allow employers to require sick notes for short term absences are welc.

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Global NewsMar 13, 2025
Group representing physicians in Manitoba renew calls to end sick notes
Doctors Manitoba says physicians write roughly 600,000 sick notes per year and by eliminating them it can free up more than 300,000 visits for patients.
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https://globalnews.ca/news/11080471/manitoba-doctors-sick-notes-group/
Group representing physicians in Manitoba renew calls to end sick notes

Doctors Manitoba says physicians write roughly 600,000 sick notes per year and by eliminating them it can free up more than 300,000 visits for patients. 

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Global News WinnipegMar 13, 2025
Group representing physicians in Manitoba renew calls to end sick notes
Doctors Manitoba says physicians write roughly 600,000 sick notes per year and by eliminating them it can free up more than 300,000 visits for patients.
#medicine #health #efficiency #Manitoba #DoctorsManitoba #SickNotes
https://globalnews.ca/news/11080471/manitoba-doctors-sick-notes-group/
Group representing physicians in Manitoba renew calls to end sick notes

Doctors Manitoba says physicians write roughly 600,000 sick notes per year and by eliminating them it can free up more than 300,000 visits for patients. 

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AuscandocFeb 1, 2025

B.C. family doctors renew plea to scrap sick notes: https://globalnews.ca/news/10990352/b-c-family-doctors-sick-notes/ “British Columbia’s family doctors are renewing their plea for the provincial government to ban employer-mandated sick notes, saying the practice is bogging physicians down in red tape.

The BC College of Family Physicians #BCCFP says writing #sicknotes is “not a medically necessary service,” and leaves physicians with a heavy administrative burden that eats away at time better spent treating patients.

B.C. family doctors renew plea to scrap sick notes: ‘It’s really inefficient’

The BC College of Family Physicians says writing sick notes is 'not a medically necessary service,' and leaves physicians with a heavy administrative burden.

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Global News OkanaganJan 31, 2025
B.C. family doctors renew plea to scrap sick notes: ‘It’s really inefficient’
The BC College of Family Physicians says writing sick notes is 'not a medically necessary service,' and leaves physicians with a heavy administrative burden.
#medicine #family #efficiency #Health #FamilyDoctors #SickNotes
https://globalnews.ca/news/10990352/b-c-family-doctors-sick-notes/
B.C. family doctors renew plea to scrap sick notes: ‘It’s really inefficient’

The BC College of Family Physicians says writing sick notes is 'not a medically necessary service,' and leaves physicians with a heavy administrative burden.

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Global News BCJan 31, 2025
B.C. family doctors renew plea to scrap sick notes: ‘It’s really inefficient’
The BC College of Family Physicians says writing sick notes is 'not a medically necessary service,' and leaves physicians with a heavy administrative burden.
#medicine #family #efficiency #Health #FamilyDoctors #SickNotes
https://globalnews.ca/news/10990352/b-c-family-doctors-sick-notes/
B.C. family doctors renew plea to scrap sick notes: ‘It’s really inefficient’

The BC College of Family Physicians says writing sick notes is 'not a medically necessary service,' and leaves physicians with a heavy administrative burden.

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Global NewsJan 31, 2025
B.C. family doctors renew plea to scrap sick notes: ‘It’s really inefficient’
The BC College of Family Physicians says writing sick notes is 'not a medically necessary service,' and leaves physicians with a heavy administrative burden.
#medicine #family #efficiency #Health #FamilyDoctors #SickNotes
https://globalnews.ca/news/10990352/b-c-family-doctors-sick-notes/
B.C. family doctors renew plea to scrap sick notes: ‘It’s really inefficient’

The BC College of Family Physicians says writing sick notes is 'not a medically necessary service,' and leaves physicians with a heavy administrative burden.

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Global News BCNov 28, 2024
B.C. doctors want need for sick notes for short-term illnesses eliminated
The BC College of Family Physicians said recent survey data showed that 30 per cent of a family physician’s time has been spent on administrative tasks, including sick notes.
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https://globalnews.ca/news/10891599/bc-doctors-sick-notes-short-term-illnesses-eliminated/
B.C. doctors want need for sick notes for short-term illnesses eliminated

The BC College of Family Physicians said recent survey data showed that 30 per cent of a family physician’s time has been spent on administrative tasks, including sick notes.

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