Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Government Workers Average Twice As Many Sick Days Per Year As Private-Sector Employees

The average state worker in Michigan is taking as many as five times more sick days than a worker in the hospitality and leisure industry or a construction worker and more than twice as many sick days as many other workers in the private sector, according to state and national reports.
State workers have called in sick on average between 9.4 to 11 days a year over the past five years, according to the Michigan Civil Service Commission annual workforce report. The report applies only to workers directly employed by the state; not public school teachers or local government workers.

Read more: http://www.michigancapitolconfidential.com/18199

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