"Europe has long suffered from sick-day disease, and many European governments are trying to fix the problem. The average European worker took off 11.3 days in 2005, compared with 4.5 days for the average American, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, in Paris. The cost of those lost workdays to Europe's economy is sometimes as much as 1.3% of gross domestic product annually, says OECD senior economist Christopher Prinz."
Belgians Take a Lot of Sick Leave, And Why Not, They're Depressed
by John Miller
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123145414405365887.html?mod=todays_us_page_one
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House calls for sick leave - what a cultural difference... Although I am on the side of people who call in sick, the Uylenbroeck case does not sound to be fair...
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