Companies need to have some type of sick time policy in place or employees would never show up. What would you do if the company you worked for had a strict sick time policy, which ended up making it ...

It’s wild that a workplace would make rules that no one could possibly follow in real life. So what would you do if you woke up sick in the morning and, when you called out like any normal person ...

One in three people admit to using a sick day to extend a holiday. Are you working today? Or are you “sick?” One in three people admit to using a sick day to extend a holiday, according to research by ...

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Mounting job insecurity is bringing an unexpected weight to the sick day. In a post-pandemic world, sick days are used more than ever. However, as job insecurities loom, this new work environment ...

People are willing to go to great lengths to support their beloved sports teams—one person even lost his job for it. A Los Angeles Dodgers fan claims he was fired after being spotted at the team’s ...

SAN ANTONIO — A second surge of the flu is closing schools in several states, including Texas. Godley ISD, near Fort Worth, just reopened. Staff shortages from a flu outbreak forced them to shut their ...

Sick days have taken on a whole new meaning. As Generation Z employees enter the workforce, paid sick days — allotted by a majority of companies — are being used more than ever. Approximately 30% of ...

Gen Z is leading a surge in sick leave, with a 55% increase in 2023 compared to 2019. COVID-19 has shifted workplace attitudes, making minor illnesses a bigger concern. Higher rates of depression in ...

As the government shutdown enters its second week, air traffic controllers are openly discussing calling in sick and driving for Uber to make ends meet, former "Real World" cast member and ...