Article: Civil servants face crackdown on the sick-note culture; Jobs could be lost in efficiency drive, warns minister.

Article: Sick-note culture.(News)
The Mail on Sunday (London, England);  March 1, 2009 ;     403 words ... ... days. These grim statistics are a reflection of the sick-note culture that pervades the public sector. It is difficult to comprehend why so many suffer from stress. The public sector has reasonable job security and a gold-plated pension ...

Article: Waking up to the effects of Britain's 'sick-note ...
Evening News - Scotland;  January 12, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... point the finger at the public sector staff for Britain's sick ... with 9.2 days in the public sector. In Edinburgh, the sick-note culture within the city council ... financial year. Of course, public sector unions say it is inevitable ...

Article: 'Sick note' culture at council costs taxpayers GBP ...
Evening News - Scotland;  January 5, 2009 ;     700+ words ...A GROWING "sick note" culture at the city council has cost taxpayers GBP 64 million over the ... average 5.8 sick days in 2007, compared with 9.2 days in the public sector. City leaders today insisted they were taking action to deal ...

Article: Absence rates 'City's sick note culture costs ...
Evening News - Scotland;  December 6, 2007 ;     625 words ... ... made a keynote speech pledging to end Britain's "sick note culture". Unauthorised absences from work cost the country's ... malaise. But what is more difficult to understand is that the public sector, particularly local government, continues to fare worse ...

Article: NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT; A job for life, retirement at 60 and ...
The Daily Mail (London, England);  October 20, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... with the well-padded public sector? A recent survey by ... Development found that the public sector paid 17 per cent more ... having to deal with a public sector pensions shortfall ... security and a sick-note culture are other bonuses ...

Article: Rip up sick note culture
Sentinel, The (Stoke-on-Trent UK);  March 26, 2008 ;     466 words ...Criticising the public sector over unacceptably high sickness rates has, unfortunately, become a regular event. Given the layers of management that have been ...

Article: SICK NOTE SWINDLERS; Stay-away culture that's costing YOU [pounds ...
The Daily Mail (London, England);  December 7, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... spiralling sick note culture among public sector workers is costing ... well with other public sector organisations when ... absence levels in the public sector and are committed ... evidence of a "sick note culture" or staff abusing ...