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| Subject: Lowlife OZschwitz public 'servants' take more sick leave than employees in the private sector Wed Dec 08, 2010 2:36 am | |
| Public servants, especially those living along the coast, take more sick leave than employees in the private sector, with a spike in days off before and after weekends and holidays, a report has found.
The NSW Auditor-General, Peter Achterstraat, has found that, despite efforts to reduce the high level of sick leave, there has been a drop of only 1.84 hours, or just one-quarter of a day, since 2004/5.
This was much less than the target of a reduction of one day over this period, which would have saved taxpayers $45 million, he said. Advertisement: Story continues below
"Abuse of sick leave needs to be addressed properly," he said.
On average, public servants take just over eight days' sick leave annually, he said.
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