Sick Note for Restaurant Workers

Food handlers CANNOT work while symptomatic. Get your documentation fast so you can focus on recovery.

Why Restaurant & Food Service Workers Workers Need Sick Notes

• Alberta Health regulations prohibit food handlers from working while symptomatic
• Restaurant shifts are often evenings/weekends when clinics are closed
• High turnover means managers pressure staff to work sick
• Tips-based income means every missed shift hurts financially
• Need documentation to prove you followed health regulations

Common Reasons for Restaurant & Food Service Workers Sick Notes

• GI illness (legally cannot handle food)
• Flu/cold with fever
• Hand injury preventing safe food handling
• COVID symptoms
• Food poisoning

Employer Policies

Alberta Health Services requires food handlers to be symptom-free for 48 hours after GI illness. Many restaurants require a sick note AND a return to work clearance. Our physician can provide both.

Shift Work Considerations

Restaurant workers typically work 4pm-midnight or split shifts. No clinic is open at midnight when your shift ends. Online sick notes work on YOUR schedule.

Average clinic wait time: Finding a clinic open after your shift: impossible. MedLetter: submit at 1am after your shift, receive by morning.. Skip the wait with MedLetter — get your sick note delivered same day from home.

How It Works

1. Fill out the online form describing your symptoms (2 minutes)
2. A CPSA-registered Alberta physician reviews your request
3. Your signed sick note is delivered to your email same day (same day)

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need a return to work note too?

Some restaurants require clearance to return after GI illness. We offer return to work notes as a separate service (9). You can request both at once.

My manager is pressuring me to come in sick

Under Alberta Health regulations, food handlers with GI symptoms CANNOT work. Your sick note documents that you were following the law. Your manager cannot legally override this.

I work at multiple restaurants - which employer do I list?

List the employer requesting the note. If both need documentation, one note covers all concurrent employment for the same dates.

Can I get a note for a burn/cut from the kitchen?

Yes. Kitchen injuries that prevent safe food handling are legitimate reasons for absence. For serious burns or deep cuts, please also seek in-person medical treatment.

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Get Your Restaurant & Food Service Workers Sick Note Today - $49

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