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Article: Survey Shows Change in Employees' Use of Sick Days.
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- October 17, 2002
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Byline: Tim Lemke
Oct. 17--More American workers are taking sick days to address personal and family issues, and absenteeism is costing companies more money than ever, according to a new survey.
The September 11 attacks, anthrax scares and other unsettling events in the past year have led many workers to change their priorities. Americans, once heavily dedicated to workplace demands, have recently become more focused on the home, according to the annual Unscheduled Absence Survey by CCH Inc., a publisher of information on human resources and employment law.
"The way we look at life today -- there are more demands on a person's time than perhaps ...