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Sick or slacking?
Sick leave by British workers in 2002 was at its lowest level for 15 years but still cost employers £11.6bn, a new report claims.
The CBI, which produced the survey, is particularly worried about staff pulling 'sickies’, which it claims accounts for up to 15% of days off, costing UK firms £1.75bn to cover the salaries of absent staff and replace them with other staff doing overtime or temporary cover.
"There are too many people who will happily spend the day off work at the expense of their employers and their hard-working colleagues," said John Cridland, the CBI’s deputy director-general.
Skiving on the rise
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development produces its own survey of sick leave, the most recent of which said that the number of ‘sickies’ was on the up, representing about one in three days off.
It has identified these bogus sick days as a key area where, with a littl...
Sick leave by British workers in 2002 was at its lowest level for 15 years but still cost employers £11.6bn, a new report claims.
The CBI, which produced the survey, is particularly worried about staff pulling 'sickies’, which it claims accounts for up to 15% of days off, costing UK firms £1.75bn to cover the salaries of absent staff and replace them with other staff doing overtime or temporary cover.
"There are too many people who will happily spend the day off work at the expense of their employers and their hard-working colleagues," said John Cridland, the CBI’s deputy director-general.
Skiving on the rise
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development produces its own survey of sick leave, the most recent of which said that the number of ‘sickies’ was on the up, representing about one in three days off.
It has identified these bogus sick days as a key area where, with a littl...
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