The Health Authority, Abu Dhabi (HAAD) announced the launch of an online e-sick leave verification tool, which will allow employers to verify the validity of sick leave notes and print them out without the need to contact or visit the HAAD.
The online link will also allow patients to verify and check the status of their sick leave notes, reported Gulf News.
Sick leaves are identified as two types — short term, and long term.
Short term sick leaves extend to seven days maximum and are automatically approved by the e-sick leave system, and long term sick leaves extend to over seven days and are subject to the approval of medical committee members at HAAD, the report said.
Sick leave notes can also be verified using the HAAD mobile application.
Mubarak Ali Al Mazrouei, customer and community services manager at HAAD reportedly said, “the e-sick leave verification system aims to curb from sick leave fraud and allows employers to verify the authenticity of sick leave notes, as well as providing patients with access to know the status of their sick leave, while maintaining their rights and confidentiality.”
The E-sick leave system is a web-based application that supports the issuance and attestation of sick leave certificates by medical committees at HAAD, said the news portal.
