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"This is not the role of the health system, to police employee attendance," she told White Coat, Black Art's Dr. Brian Goldman.

Hayley Bueckert-Dick, who lives in Roland, Man., remembers the trouble it took to get a doctor's sick note in 2017 when she had a minor illness while working a minimum-wage job at a fast food restaurant.

Badi Bloodworth, a nurse practitioner who works at a Winnipeg walk-in clinic, says low-income workers are more likely to need a sick note than those in higher-paying office jobs.

Dingwell said this could be seen in places like crowded factories, where one person with gastroenteritis could spread it to half the workforce, rendering them unable to come to work.

He advises companies to do things like train employees — including supervisors and managers when necessary — to fill in the most critical tasks in the event of a colleague's short-term absence.

Dr. Gregory Sawisky, a physician in Ponoka, Alta., takes a different tack whenever a patient requests a sick note: he sends an invoice to their employer.

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