Doctors note for Contractors

[bman]

Hi,

Ive had the flu all week and have just been asked to provide a doctors note. Is this something that im obliged to do seeing as I work for my own limited company?

cheers,

Bman

[Cyberman]

You're not an employee, so I don't see why you have to. I wouldn't ask my plumber to show me a doctor's note.

[Mich the Tester]

Sounds like standard HR bollocks to me. No you don't; you're not an employee, so tell them to get stuffed.

[Drewster]

You're not an employee, so I don't see why you have to. I wouldn't ask my plumber to show me a doctor's note.

Not that *****ng Plumber AGAIN!!

[Sausage Surprise]

Hi,

Ive had the flu all week and have just been asked to provide a doctors note. Is this something that im obliged to do seeing as I work for my own limited company?

cheers,

Bman

If you get one you can invoice them for the days off sick

[BlightyBoy]

Ive had the flu all week and have just been asked to provide a doctors note.

Interesting.

If you were a real contractor and were fit enough to go see the quack, then you would also be fit enough to drag your rear-end into the ClientCo site and work.

What are they running there? A holiday camp???

[Mich the Tester]

Interesting.

If you were a real contractor and were fit enough to go see the quack, then you would also be fit enough to drag your rear-end into the ClientCo site and work.

What are they running there? A holiday camp???

I was off sick for a couple of days and the last thing I thought of doing was getting out of bed just to go and see a doctor and be told 'you've got flu, so go back to bed'.

[Bagpuss]

Sick for a couple of days is not flu!

[chef]

man flu.. it's the worst kind

[BrowneIssue]

Ive had the flu all week and have just been asked to provide a doctors note. Is this something that im obliged to do seeing as I work for my own limited company?

If your contract says you have to turn up, and you haven't turned up, then I could understand their concern.

I would suggest if it is for 5 days or fewer, you self-certificate and send that, as a director of your company, to the agent. Not the client. A covering letter: "apologies for not attending, will try to make up some hours".

If over 5 days, you can get a doctor's sick note. Less than that and the doc might charge something like £25 so ClientCo can get stuffed.

Just keep 'em happy.

By the way, you have been phoning the client and/or agent by 09:30 each day, as your contract tells you to? (Mine always do.) If not, that's why they don't believe you.