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Catherine Beard: Business NZ Director of Advocacy on the increasing use of sick leave

Published: Oct. 24, 2023, 7:01 p.m.

Sick leave is becoming an increasing issue for employers.\xa0

Business Desk reports bosses are noticing that people are not shy about using up all their sick leave entitlements.\xa0

Data shows that on average people take 5.5 sick days a year, a big jump from where it was at 4.5 pre-pandemic.\xa0

Business NZ's Director of Advocacy Catherine Beard told Mike Hosking that everyone's position on illnesses has changed.\xa0

She puts it down to a shift in attitudes towards sickness following the pandemic, as well as a more progressive view of mental health.\xa0

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