Medical certificate: how far can one go?
1 Oct, 2011 by
Certain situations may raise doubts in the employer's mind as to the existence or duration of an incapacity for work. In these situations, can the employer question a medical certificate?
Incapacity for work following a dismissal, contradictory certificates, absences regularly occurring on Mondays or Fridays... Steps to follow to effectively fight against potentially abusive situations.
This article develops the following topics:
- presumption of truthfulness of the medical certificate
- employee's behavior, circumstances and questioning of the medical certificate
- medical consultant and employee refusal
- retroactive medical certificate