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Chucking a sickie: which generation takes the most sick days?
Australian Community Media
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2 years ago
Australians take an average of 9.7 sick days per year, leading to an estimated cost of $3,608 per worker for employers and a significant impact of $44 billion on the economy annually.
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So many different issues that young people are facing right now.
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A friend earlier actually, who was telling me about how she actually misses work
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due to things like climate anxiety.
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More and more now in practice I'm seeing more and more young people,
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18 to 24 year olds coming forward and saying, look, I'm feeling low.
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I don't know if this is normal.
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