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TIME OUT FOR SICKNESS: IT’S OK

Covid-19 has taught us how important it is that people stay at home when unwell. The time of stoically ‘soldiering on’ at work while stuffed up with colds and flu, is past.

The desire to stay at home when sick is reflected by a recent Frog Recruitment survey. Twenty-eight percent of workers surveyed said since the pandemic’s first lockdown they have taken sick leave due to having Covid-19 symptoms. It is also possible that more employees are taking mental health absences due to stresses caused by the

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