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January 07, 2005
TUC states "sick note Britain" as myth
A TUC report into short-term sickness leave found that workers in Britain are more likely to work than call in for "sickies" than most other European countries.
TUC general secretary Brendan Barber used the report to brand as "myth" the idea that we live in a "sick note Britain", pointing out that the study revealed on Denmark has a lower rate of short-term sick leave among public sector workers.
However, the CBI's Richard Dodd pointed out in reply that the main problem is with long-term sickness leave, and that many employers believe that up to around 15% of all sick reports are bogus.
Posted by at January 7, 2005 03:27 PM
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