Sick Day
The sick day scam
Costly sick-day banks and chronic absenteeism. It’s time to rein in this public sector perk.
The provinces where Canadians call in sick most often
The number of days per year the average worker called in sick, or took the day off for personal reasons, by province:
Canadians missed 9.1 days of work for personal reasons in 2011
Public sector and unionized workers most likely to miss work