DHULUM: The Control and Investigation Board (CIB) said cases of “bogus” sick leave certificates which employees use to skip work have increased. It said in a report submitted to the Makkah Emir's Office that this is one of the biggest problems facing management because of the collusion of doctors and the difficulty in determining who is really ill. This fraud is obstructing work and harming the public interest. It also said that it does not object to genuine sick leave, but asserted that there are other cases where an employee produces a sick leave certificate, without really being sick, just to avoid punishment for being absent.