Quote Originally Posted by RandBlade View Post
In the UK anyone sick <1 week 'self-certifies' (no doctor), but there's no statutory sick pay for first three days of absence. So we often have problems with people faking sickness, but it's an issue from the view of struggling without them as at least they're not paid for it. No number of sick days, but if people are unreliable then it can be a disciplinary issue.

As a 7 day a week business I also can chart what day of a week people call in sick. Most commonly a problem on Saturday's. Showed one of the worst offenders a bar chart once, in 6 months of employment he'd been "sick" on 12 Saturdays and just 1 Monday (he was scheduled for every Sat and Mon). Said if it continued it'd be taken as a disciplinary issue, suddenly no more Saturday Night Fever.
Huge problem in the states called FMLA. Get a doctor's note for back pain or migraines and then poof you've got the Friday Monday Leave Act.