Aussies don’t chuck sickies
August 27, 2012
EIGHTY-three percent of
Australians go to work when they
are unwell, according to a new
Betadine Sore Throat Gargle survey.
The online survey took into
account responses from 1,007
Australians currently in paid
employment and found that despite
the old Australian adage of
“chucking a sickie”, 72% of Aussie
workers never pull a pretend sickie.
Indeed it seems that the call of
work is too strong to keep people
in bed recuperating, with 52% of
people saving they will have too much
work to do if they take a sick day,
whilst 14% worry about job security if
they take a day off and 12% simply
do not trust their co-workers to
cover their job to the same standard.
Interestingly, the survey also
indicated that 91% of Aussies
would prefer that their co-workers
took a day off when sick, with 71%
saying that their main problem with
their colleagues turning up sick was
being exposed to that sickness.
The key symptom that Aussie
workers said that they would battle
through was a sore throat (67%),
followed by aches and pains (64%)
and a bad back (52%).
Commenting on the findings, Dr
Raymond Seidler, GP said “I
understand about people being
nervous with potential
absenteeism - however it is
important not to spread infectious
diseases in the work place”.
“The important thing to
remember is when it comes to bugs
and viruses often the best thing for
you, your boss and your colleagues
is to take the time to recuperate
and come back to work when you
are at your best,” he added.
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