Doctors are sick of filing sick notes for minor illnesses — and the Manitoba government is heeding their advice.

The province will introduce legislation to eliminate mandatory sick notes for short-term absences from work, according to a senior government source.

Employers will only be able to request a sick note after seven consecutive calendar days of absence, the official said.

The new legislation, which is expected to be introduced in the upcoming legislative session, will apply to public and private businesses, but not federally-regulated workplaces.

The government is expected to tease the new legislation in the throne speech read by Lt.-Gov. Anita Neville on Tuesday.

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