Sick Leave 2024 in Decline

Sick leave among employees in Austria decreased in 2024. According to a publication by Statistics Austria on Friday, the social insurance reported 6,035,934 cases of sick leave for the previous year (a decrease of 0.4 percent compared to 2023), an average of 15.1 sick leave days per employed person (-1.6 percent), and an average sick leave duration of 9.2 days (-1.1 percent).

Lowest Value for Average Sick Leave Duration

This average duration represents a low point in the time series dating back to 1965. At that time, the average sick leave lasted 18.6 days. The number of sick leave cases has nearly tripled since then. The average number of sick leave days per person has remained approximately the same.

(APA/Red)

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