Sick workers should phone bosses rather than text, adviser says

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 23 Sept, 13:26

Sir Charlie Mayfield, a back-to-work adviser, recommends sick workers phone their bosses instead of using text or email.

Sir Charlie Mayfield has advocated for changing workplace norms so that sick workers telephone their employers to explain their absence rather than relying on text messages or emails. He argues that workers who rely on text and email become disengaged and are less likely to return to work.

How it is being reported

• Sick workers must be made to have a phone call with bosses to explain absence instead of sending a text or email, says Government tsarDaily Mail · 23 Sept, 13:11
• Off sick? You need to phone your boss, back-to-work adviser saysBBC News · 23 Sept, 11:49

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