42 countries
Do I need a doctor's note yet?
Check whether self certification still covers your sick leave in 42 European countries.
- Self certification days
- When to tell your employer
- Sample only
Medical certificate generator
Build a sample certificate and see how one is laid out.
- Four layouts
- Watermarked download
- 42 countries
Sick leave rules by country
Notice, certificate, waiting days and who pays sick pay in 42 countries.
- Who pays and when
- Waiting days
- 42 countries
Statutory sick pay calculator
Work out UK, Irish, German and Polish sick pay; rules and estimates for 38 more.
- UK, IE, DE and PL estimates
- Employer and state pay
- 42 countries
Sick leave letter writer
Write the email or text that tells your employer you are off sick.
- Email or text message
- Country notice rules
- Before you fly
Fit to fly readiness checklist
Typical waits before flying after surgery, illness, a cast or diving.
- Typical waits
- When airlines ask for clearance
- Airline rules
Pregnancy fit to fly week calculator
Your weeks of pregnancy on each flight, against your airline’s published rules.
- Your week on each flight
- Whether a letter is needed
- 42 countries
Sports club certificate requirements
Whether a sports medical certificate is needed by country, sport, level and age.
- By sport, level and age
- Races and events
- Six formats
Medical certificate format library
Annotated, watermarked samples of six certificate types, every field explained.
- Every field explained
- Watermarked samples
- 42 countries
Visa medical certificate finder
Medical certificate and arrival health check rules for long stay visas in 42 countries.
- Before the visa
- Checks after arrival
- School and college
School absence letter generator
Write a sickness absence note for a school, nursery, college or university.
- Nursery to university
- Copy or download
- Three questions
Which medical certificate do I need?
Match who is asking and why to the right document in three questions.
- Who is asking and why
- The right document
- 42 countries
Is an online medical certificate valid?
Whether an online sick leave certificate is likely to work in 42 countries.
- Employer acceptance
- Four clear results
- Self check
Am I too sick to work?
A quick self check: stay home, work from home, or go in with care.
- Nine questions
- Adjusts to your job
- Nursery, school, work
Contagious period calculator
When you can go back to nursery, school or work after a common infection.
- Earliest return date
- Official exclusion rules
- Travel insurance
Travel insurance claim letter
A document checklist and draft cover letter for an illness claim.
- Document checklist
- Draft cover letter
- Before exercise
Sports health screening
Check whether to see a doctor before you start or step up exercise.
- Health questions
- A clear next step
- 42 countries
Driving licence medical requirements
The medical or eye check each of 42 countries asks for a car or truck licence.
- Car and truck licences
- Who does the check
- 42 countries
Ask a question
Sick leave and certificate rule answers from our maintained data.
- Short answer and the rule
- Last checked date
These tools give general information from official guidance and our maintained data. They are not medical or legal advice and do not replace a doctor's assessment. In an emergency, call 112.