P.E.I. PCs vote down bill that would eliminate sick note requirements

CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. — A private member’s bill that would eliminate provisions in P.E.I.’s labour laws allowing employers to require their staff to provide sick notes proving their illness has been defeated in the legislature.

Dingwell said that, in fact, doctors often don’t actually verify whether the workers are sick or not. Instead, Dingwell said doctors simply believe their patients. During debate, King said he agreed with removing administrative burdens from frontline health workers. But he also said he believed some employees likely do take advantage of sick day provisions.

Emergency room doctor Kay Dingwell speaks on the floor of the legislature, alongside Green MLA Matt MacFarlane, about a private members bill that would do away with a labour law requirement that allows employers to require employees to seek a sick note. Dingwell said sick notes are a significant burden on the time of physicians. – Screenshot

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