Denmark aims to halt rising sick leave
Denmark's liberal-conservative government said yesterday it would create an action plan to combat rising sick leave numbers, with the aim of reducing them by 20 percent by 2015. "The rise in absenteeism due to sickness is of concern, especially long-term sick leave which is the root of all problems since we know that one in four people on sick leave for more than a year-and-a-half will end up on a disability pension," Employment Minister Claus Hjort Frederiksen said. Since 2005, the number of people on sick leave for at least three months has risen by 25 percent, a report published yesterday showed.
No comments:
Post a Comment