• Government employees take an average of 11.2 days per year, while private sector employees take 6.8 days per year< br />• Statistics Canada data shows substantial differences by province and level of government
Labour Day Reality Check: Government employees take 65% more sick days than private sector counterparts
OTTAWA, ON: The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) today released a comparison of employee sick day data as compiled by Statistics Canada, which shows a consistent gap between government and private sector workers.
“Curiously, there is a clear trend of significantly higher sick days among government employees compared to their private sector counterparts,” said CTF Federal Director Aaron Wudrick “Even worse, it appears that in most provinces, government employees are getting sicker every year.”
