EEF welcomes ‘fit note’ transition

EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation, has welcomed the new system of ‘fit notes’, which are introduced today (April 6). EEF Chief Medical Adviser, Professor Sayeed Khan, who has been at the forefront of developing the new system since its conception, said: “After more than 60 years of using the old ‘sick note’, the new ‘fit note’ is the right tool for modern medicine and a modern society. “To improve sickness absence management we have to change the culture away from what people can’t do to what they can do. The new system is a welcome change and, for those companies that embrace it, it will bring significant business benefits.” Evidence shows that as a result of better management, three million fewer days are now being lost due to sickness absence each year in manufacturing compared to 2005. ENDS

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