Britons taking fewer sickies
BRITS took an average of just 4.4 days of sick leave in 2013, more than 25 per cent lower than two decades ago, according to new figures from the ONS.
A total of 131m sick days were taken across the country last year, down from 178m in 1993.
Sickness absence was lowest in London, where an average of just 3.5 days per year were lost to illness per worker. In the private sector 1.8 per cent of total working hours were lost, compared to 2.9 per cent in the public sector.