The 'sick note' culture in the public sector is costing taxpayers £4billion a year. On average local authority employees take 13.5 sick days each year, compared with 7.9 days in the private sector.
The study of council 'sickies' was conducted by the Benenden Healthcare Society, which provides healthcare to council workers, and the Society of Local Authority Chief Executives.
It found that sickness absence could easily be cut by 20 per cent, saving £800million a year of public money if councils did more to tackle rampant absenteeism.
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