Stay home – your boss wants you to take your sick days

Stay home – your boss wants you to take your sick days
Mass layoffs have left some employees feeling "sick shamed" and forced to come to work. (Image: 123rf)
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By Sarah Green CarmichaelIt’s become the conventional wisdom: sick days haven’t been the same since the covid pandemic “raised the bar” for taking time off. Mass layoffs and strict return-to-office policies have left ailing employees feeling “sick shamed” by attendance-taking bosses. Have a sniffle? Tough it out – or at least work from home.That might be how the current moment feels in some offices, but the data suggests most are more humane. In fact, more employees are taking sick days than before...

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