It used to be called ’swinging the lead’, some refer to it as ‘throwing a sickie’, in school they call it ‘wagging it’ – whatever it’s known as, Birmingham City Council reckon they are cutting down on staff absence rates.
Figures just released show City Council staff took 9.89 days off sick last year, down from 10.25 the previous year, and 10.18 for 2005/6.
The average for the UK is 7 days absence per year, according to a Norwich Union Health Care survey. The Confederation of British Industry puts the figure at 7.8 days absence per year.
May 12, 2008...2:40 pm
Council cutting down on the ’sickies’
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