The Ford government announced Wednesday it's scrapping sick note requirements for short absences to try to reduce the heavy administrative burden on doctors.
Health Minister Sylvia Jones said that legislation will be introduced to remove the requirement that workers need to present a sick note from a doctor for the provincially protected three days of sick leave workers are entitled to.
“Our government is making common sense changes that will reduce the administrative burden on family doctors so that they can spend more time caring for patients instead of doing duplicative or unnecessary paperwork,” Jones said.