Nearly four out of ten workers never report illness

About 40% of Belgian workers never declare themselves ill, is it apparent from a study conducted by the company expert in prevention and protection at work, Mensura, and quoted in L'Echo and Sudinfo on Wednesday. ...

Almost 4 out of 10 Belgian employees do not report sick a single day per year. This is evident from a study by prevention service Mensura. And 4 out of 10 is quite low. Because according to absenteeism expert Bart Teuwen, we are gradually reaching the lower limit: "If this figure drops even further, the workload on colleagues who are there will increase". To reverse this trend, Mensura is now focusing on why employees do come to work.

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In the debate about absenteeism, the focus is usually on those who are often absent. However, there are also many zero absentees. More than we think. A study by Mensura shows that almost 4 out of 10 Belgians were not at home a single day due to illness between 2022 and 2024. Slightly more men than women never report being absent. Zero absenteeism is lowest among blue-collar workers.