4 in 10 workers unable to take paid sick leave at work: survey

4 in 10 workers unable to take paid sick leave at work: survey

Four out of 10 people were unable to use paid leave at work when they were sick, a civic group said Sunday. A survey by the pro-labor civic group Gabjil 119 found that 38.4 percent of the respondents were not free to use paid sick leave, whereas only 16.5 percent of civil servants and public institution workers said the same. As for businesses with fewer than five employees, 46.8 percent responded negatively to whether they could use paid sick l…