Work boredom ‘may be responsible for employees calling in sick’
February 21, 2012
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Posted by Jesse Pankhurst
It is actually a slow day at the office that makes an employee more likely to call in sick, a new study has found.
According to researchers at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, participants in the study were 2.5 times more likely to call in sick on days they expected to have a light workload, compared with days when they had a normal workload.
Our results indicate that non-medical factors may have trigger effects on short-term sick leave, the researchers said.
One reason for the findings may be that employees are less satisfied with their jobs when theyre twiddling their thumbs, and so theyre less motivated to show up to work when feeling ill.
Categories: Health News
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Tags: Calling Sick, Sick
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