Australia’s Public Service Commissioner John Lloyd says private sector workplaces are too tough when it comes to granting sick leave.
“In some parts of the private sector, there is a very tough culture on this — you (hear) of people reticent to take leave when they probably should … that is not a culture I want to have.”
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/senior-public-servant-defends-rising-levels-of-sick-leave/news-story/4cd2bc14a2dfeaa946c904134fd2247d