According to the Star, some unscrupulous workers are faking their Covid-19 test results to stay away from work. Employers too believed that the possibility for abuse is there, as the current Covid-19 reporting system doesn’t require medical certificates from a physician. We speak to HR expert Deepa George about how employers can monitor, mitigate - or worst case - manage this issue, and if the underlying problem here stems from toxic work cultures.



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According to the Star, some unscrupulous workers are <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2022/03/16/playing-sick-by-faking-tests?utm_source=Smartech&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=dailynewsalert&amp;utm_content=20220316&amp;__sta=ev.vdwxbhmozl%7CBFJH&amp;__stm_medium=email&amp;__stm_source=smartech">faking their Covid-19 test</a> results to stay away from work. Employers too believed that the possibility for abuse is there, as the current Covid-19 reporting system doesn’t require medical certificates from a physician. We speak to HR expert Deepa George about how employers can monitor, mitigate - or worst case - manage this issue, and if the underlying problem here stems from toxic work cultures.Image Credit: Shutterstock | Michele Ursi

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