Number of Staff Ill Decreasing

Politics ♦ Published: October 22, 2011; 15:36 ♦ (Vindobona)

In Austria, the number of staff ill decreased slightly in 2010. On average, on 12.9 days staff was away sick. Sickness is becoming a main cause for retirements.

Number of Staff Ill Decreasing / Picture: © Vindobona.org

The Austrian Economic Chamber, the Chamber of Labor and the Social Insurance published a study regarding the correlation of sickness and retirement. After 13.2 days in 2009, the number of staff ill went down to 12.9 days in 2010.

The quota of number of staff ill was 3.5% in 2010. In 1990, the number was 15.2 days on average, in 2000, statistics show 14.4 days. Generally, the…