Data Report

SUMMARY - Australians used sick leave 38 percent more this August than during pre-Covid times and 14 percent more than past August. The sick leave reasons were for various ailments including the flu, colds, RSV, pneumonia & Covid-19. It is important to remember that the seasons in the southern hemisphere are reversed, with Australia experiencing their Winter when the Northern hemisphere experiences their Summer and vice versa.

LINK - https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/sick-leave-soars-amid-flu-covid-and-cold-collision-20240921-p5kccc.html