Can non-medical factors trigger sick leave?
Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - 23:30
in Health & Medicine
According to UK government statistics over 8 million working days per year are lost due to illness and about a third of these are due to minor ailments such as coughs, colds, sickness and diarrhea. Yet two individuals who are equally ill do not necessarily both report sick. New research shows that conflicts and stress at work can trigger taking sick leave.