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Adaa715 Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

What is "sick-note culture"?

Hey people! I need some help with my "homework".
I have the headline "Crackdown on UK's sick-note culture" and i must extend it to parts like ... "crackdown" means ... this and this... Emotion: wink But I have a problem with sick-note culture,can anybody write me what is it?
Thanks for help! xxx
  

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Apparently it is a practice where doctors write letters stating that the employee is too sick to work. The employees use these letters to excuse themselves from work and collect benefits such as sick pay. Apparently the system is being abused; doctors write these excuses for healthy people.

  • Apparently it is a practice where doctors write letters stating that the employee is too sick to work.
  • The employees use these letters to excuse themselves from work and collect benefits such as sick pay.
  • Apparently the system is being abused; doctors write these excuses for healthy people.
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Apparently it is a practice where doctors write letters stating that the employee is too sick to work. The employees use these letters to excuse themselves from work and collect benefits such as sick pay. Apparently the system is being abused; doctors write these excuses for healthy people.
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Thank You very much!!!

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