Public sector most poorly

Public sector workers, on average, take over twice as many sick days as private sector employees, according to this year's Absence and Labour Turnover Survey from the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) and Axa, writes Peter Carvill. The survey showed the average number of days taken sick in the public sector stood at nine each year per employee compared to 5.8 in the private sector, an increase from last year of 0.5 days. Long-term absence was shown to be a much bigger problem in the public sector, accounting for 37% more time lost than in the private sector. The survey referred ...