Founder and Managing DirectorNatasha is a leading HR expert, entrepreneur, author and sought-after media commentator for outlets such as Sunrise (Channel 7), ABC Radio and The Australian Financial Review. Natasha co-founded Employee Matters in 2011 to help Australian businesses achieve success through their people.
Newcastle GP says unnecessary appointments for medical certificates are wasting doctors' time.
Natasha Hawker was interviewed on ABC Radio Newcastle to discuss a recent topic where a Newcastle GP, Dr. Max Mollenkopf, advocates for employers to stop requiring medical certificates for employees to take time off work. Dr. Mollenkopf argues that these requirements take valuable clinical time away from patients who genuinely need medical care and place unnecessary burdens on employees.
Listen to the full recording below to hear Natasha Hawker's insights on this pressing issue.
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