economy

Younger workers almost twice as likely as those over 50 to 'pull a sickie'

Andy Burnham handed plan to fix asylum system as UK facing record-high appeals

Younger workers almost twice as likely as those over 50 to 'pull a sickie'

TL;DR

  • Workers under 25 are nearly twice as likely to take "sickies" as those over 50.
  • Four in five workers under 25 admitted to taking at least one "sickie" in the last year.
  • Being "too tired" was cited by almost four in five under-25s as a reason for taking unnecessary time off.
  • Younger workers are also more likely to take "mental-health days".
  • The Centre for Social Justice is examining how to keep Britons approaching and beyond midlife healthy, secure, and economically active.

Continue reading the original article