Sick days have taken on a whole new meaning. As Generation Z employees enter the workforce, paid sick days — allotted by a majority of companies — are being used more than ever. Approximately 30% of employees took sick leave in the first 10 months of 2023 – up 42% from 2019, according to the HR platform Gusto, … Read more
Are you feeling sick today? Get in line. A recent study deemed Aug. 24 the “sickest day of the year,” finding that the late summer day is when Americans call in sick the most. Researchers analyzed sick leave taken across US businesses over the last five years, as recorded by the leave management platform Flamingo. … Read more
Check, please! Sick restaurant employees were responsible for about 40% of food poisoning outbreaks with known causes between 2017 and 2019, federal health officials announced on Tuesday. Of the 800 outbreaks reviewed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from 875 restaurants during the span, norovirus and salmonella were the most common causes, officials … Read more
In addition to pressures from the ongoing pandemic, inflation and a surge of layoffs, Americans – especially people of color – are even more reluctant to take time off from work when sick than they were a year ago. A new poll of 2,000 employed Americans found that 41% “always” or “often” work while sick … Read more