• In 2018, average federal government employee took 12.2 sick days compared to 6.9 days in private sector • Provincial government employees in Alberta (14.4 days) and Quebec (13 days) have the highest number of government sick days in Canada
Labour Day Reality Check: Federal bureaucrats take 77% more sick days than private sector workers
OTTAWA, ON: The Canadian Taxpayers Federation today released an analysis comparing days lost to sickness or disability in the government and private sectors, showing that bureaucrats take far more sick days than their counterparts outside of government.
