You can obtain an online sick certificate to take a leave from work or class for a minor illness lasting one to five days. The first step is to find a sickness certificate provider that collaborates with Irish-certified physicians.

Just visit the website of the provider and fill up the medical questionnaire. Click submit with your payment in order to complete the process. The doctor reviews the medical questionnaire, and if they require further details, they might call you. After the evaluation is complete, the deserving people get a sick certificate by email or through services like WhatsApp.

Given the organized and regulated process, employers have no justification for refusing to take sick time from employees. This process makes it very simple for anyone to get a medical certificate without visiting the GP and taking full rest while they take a leave. But there are a few rules to follow.

These certificates are only valid for adults over the age of 18, and in the case of employment, they are only good for employer-provided sick days; they are insufficient to be eligible for statutory sick leave benefits. One more thing is that online sick certificates do not work for women who are pregnant or breastfeeding, and they are not eligible for any kind of medical emergencies or serious bruises. For all these factors, one must see a GP in person.