I think you misunderstand K.
Here, you can 'self certificate' for the first 5 days of illness, meaning you aren't obliged to provide certification for being off - there are loads of illnesses that don't require medical attention for example - but one of the problems we find is that some staff would rather come to work and make everyone ill, than do us all a favour and go home!

That's all!
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Wed 3 Nov 2010, 22:53, 1 reply, 15 years ago)

That was my point.
Where I work people labour under the misaprehension that if they take a day or two off due to illness then the place will fall apart. Whereas actually, if they come in then loads of people get ill and productivity dies on its arse.

If the American system frowns upon illness then that's a bit sad, really.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Wed 3 Nov 2010, 23:55, Reply)