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Reduction in Sickness Levels during the Pandemic

Peter

Hello,

I work for 2 local authorities and we have experienced a significant reduction in sickness across both organisations since lockdown. I am keen to hear from colleagues as to what their thoughts are on the reasons for this. The obvious reason is that many employess and managers have been working from home and this potentially has masked other absences but I'm interested in possible other factors?

Many thanks,

Peter

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  • HI Peter
    We have noticed the same and especially in our production sites were they have not been able to work from home. I think one reason is that there has been a greater sense of community spirit and team work. Demand for one of our products went up quite a bit at the start of lockdown and staff were working different shifts than what they might usually but they all just seemed to muck in and get on with it. Whereas before if they fancied a wee day off they would have had no problem just phoning in "sick" but maybe the thought of letting the team down stopped them, either that or the hassle of all the extra bits to the return to work form put them off!
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  • HI Peter
    We have noticed the same and especially in our production sites were they have not been able to work from home. I think one reason is that there has been a greater sense of community spirit and team work. Demand for one of our products went up quite a bit at the start of lockdown and staff were working different shifts than what they might usually but they all just seemed to muck in and get on with it. Whereas before if they fancied a wee day off they would have had no problem just phoning in "sick" but maybe the thought of letting the team down stopped them, either that or the hassle of all the extra bits to the return to work form put them off!
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