Research by Canada Life has found that as many as 28 million employees may be coming into work while ill in the UK, with 88% of those questioned admitting they go into the office when suffering from a minor illness.
The survey, which sampled the working behaviours of 1,001 full and part-time employees, found 53% stated that, despite being unwell, they felt they did not warrant a day off, one-quarter (25%) said that the size of their workload prevented them from taking a day off, while one-in-10 (9%) did not feel secure enough in their role to take sick day. One-in-five (19%) said taking a day off would make them appear weak in the eyes of others, 17% believed they would be perceived as lazy and 15% said having a day of would be viewed as inconsiderate. However, 17% of workers questioned believed the...
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