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Don't you think the reason you have to get a doctors note, for more than two days absence, is to stop workers abusing the system and having a week off?
The very reason you have to fork out $65 and go to a doctor is a deterent, if you could just go to a chemist, Australias productivity would plummet.
The only other deterent that works, is to pay employees for a proportion of unused sickies when they leave. The unions are not in favour of this approach, they say it discourages workers from taking sick leave when sick.

Actually it works a bit like the doctor co payment was meant to.

When the person on free medical, decides they have a bit of a sore throat, they then have to choose, if it's bad enough to warrant missing out on a latte and scone. If it is then they go to the doctor, if it isn't that bad they spend it on something else.

At the moment, they just drop in and see the doctor anyway and might as well stock up un some cheap prescriptions as well, on the way.

<blockquote data-quote="sptrawler" data-source="post: 853018" data-attributes="member: 28038">Don&#039;t you think the reason you have to get a doctors note, for more than two days absence, is to stop workers abusing the system and having a week off?The very reason you have to fork out $65 and go to a doctor is a deterent, if you could just go to a chemist, Australias productivity would plummet.The only other deterent that works, is to pay employees for a proportion of unused sickies when they leave. The unions are not in favour of this approach, they say it discourages workers from taking sick leave when sick.Actually it works a bit like the doctor co payment was meant to.When the person on free medical, decides they have a bit of a sore throat, they then have to choose, if it&#039;s bad enough to warrant missing out on a latte and scone. If it is then they go to the doctor, if it isn&#039;t that bad they spend it on something else.At the moment, they just drop in and see the doctor anyway and might as well stock up un some cheap prescriptions as well, on the way.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="sptrawler, post: 853018, member: 28038"] Don't you think the reason you have to get a doctors note, for more than two days absence, is to stop workers abusing the system and having a week off? The very reason you have to fork out $65 and go to a doctor is a deterent, if you could just go to a chemist, Australias productivity would plummet. The only other deterent that works, is to pay employees for a proportion of unused sickies when they leave. The unions are not in favour of this approach, they say it discourages workers from taking sick leave when sick. Actually it works a bit like the doctor co payment was meant to. When the person on free medical, decides they have a bit of a sore throat, they then have to choose, if it's bad enough to warrant missing out on a latte and scone. If it is then they go to the doctor, if it isn't that bad they spend it on something else. At the moment, they just drop in and see the doctor anyway and might as well stock up un some cheap prescriptions as well, on the way. [/QUOTE]

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