Union challenges bonus scheme to reduce sickness absence

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The FOA public services union is critical of an initiative to reduce sickness absence by the Billund local authority in the Southern Denmark region. The council is paying an attendance bonus and it may be taken up by other municipalities. FOA argues that if sickness absence seems to high then there this raises questions about management responses and understanding the causes. The union makes the point that it people should not be forced to go to work if they are ill, particularly when they are working with the young, the sick and the elderly who would be more vulnerable to any contagious illnesses.
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