Post-pandemic uptick in public servant sick days making the case for remote work, say unions
Bureaucrats in the core public administration called out sick an average of 5.9 days in 2020-21 compared to 9.2 in 2023-24. 'We need to be way more flexible with remote work rights,' says union head Nathan Prier, 'it’s an obvious solution.'
Sick days have been on the rise across every federal department and agency in the core public service since the COVID-19 pandemic, with one-third reporting at least a 10-per-cent uptick in the average number of days taken, according to the most recently available data.
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