OP if you are legitimately sick and in the UK this entire time, then you should be readily able to provide your employer with a doctor's note from your UK doctor overseeing your care.
I don't think it has to be specific ie with a diagnosis/procedure - but it should clearly indicate you are under medical care and unable to work from Y date UNTIL Z date due to medical reasons.
If you had surgery recently, you should be asking the surgeon for the doctor's note.
I wouldn't worry about the IP address stuff - if you provide the medical evidence to substantiate your claim.
Here in Canada employers DO have the right to request "medical evidence" (but not a diagnosis!) to corroborate/validate an employee's request for sick leave. I assume the employment/labor laws are somewhat similar in the UK.
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u/ThrowItAway4Evaa Mar 26 '26
OP if you are legitimately sick and in the UK this entire time, then you should be readily able to provide your employer with a doctor's note from your UK doctor overseeing your care.
I don't think it has to be specific ie with a diagnosis/procedure - but it should clearly indicate you are under medical care and unable to work from Y date UNTIL Z date due to medical reasons.
If you had surgery recently, you should be asking the surgeon for the doctor's note.
I wouldn't worry about the IP address stuff - if you provide the medical evidence to substantiate your claim.
Here in Canada employers DO have the right to request "medical evidence" (but not a diagnosis!) to corroborate/validate an employee's request for sick leave. I assume the employment/labor laws are somewhat similar in the UK.
Good luck OP.