Workplaces talk a lot about trust. But sometimes, trust isn’t given equally and the cost of that imbalance can add up in ways ...

This company learned the hard way what happens when you push sick employees too far.

Mounting job insecurity is bringing an unexpected weight to the sick day. In a post-pandemic world, sick days are used more than ever. However, as job insecurities loom, this new work environment ...

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The No. 1 most accepted excuse for calling in sick to work is the flu, which seems pretty standard. No boss wants one worker with a virus to infect the whole office, and even if the employee is faking ...

The number of U.S. workers calling in sick reached record numbers this year and may stay that way until COVID-19 vaccines are widely distributed, according to Bloomberg. The number of people currently ...