Our Gobberment isn't showing up to Work, + Public vs Private Sick Days

Stiffler2 wrote: »

Government officials, minisiters, td's / politicians avergaing 12 sick days pa
Public Sector, HSE, public transport etc averaging 7 sick days pa
Private Sector workers ( holding the country up ) - 3 sick days pa

According to IBEC and based on their fairly vague methodology the average number of sick days taken by private sector employees per annum is not 3 but actually 5.98. Obviously the public sector who are all PAYE workers are far easier to quantify accurately but even this is a far more realistic total for the private sector.

Also the public sector figures are skewed by the Disability Act 2005 which obliges all Government agencies to employ at least 3% staff with disabilities. This is something the private sector doesn't have to adhere to. As this Act requires people with"a substantial restriction in the capacity to hold a job" be employed this has a huge affect on sick leave figures.

It never ceases to amaze me that this private sector versus public sector bollóx is still is trotted out when the Government needs some misdirection for one of their magic tricks.

Stiffler2 wrote: »

See how public sector "sick days" F**KED up my bike test here

There's just under 300000 public sector workers. Even with their old-fashioned work procedures I doubt they all could have been involved.

I'm on the public sector and I need a doc cert after ONE day sick, I don't see why other departments are different.

I don't know what the Irish obsession with doctors certs are regarding sick leave is, all sick leave is treated the same, certified or uncertified. When it comes to disciplinery action its absent days regardless of certifications. It would be best if the practice of requiring certifications after three days was abandoned. Imo it fuels extra days taken.