Council staff costing taxpayers £3m a day in sick leave as absences doubled compared to private sector

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Council staff costing taxpayers £3m a day in sick leave as absences doubled compared to private sector

Council staff taking sick days are costing taxpayers £3million a day, new research has revealed. Members of local councils are now taking twice as many sick days as private-sector workers, costing £667million. Research by The Taxpayers Alliance shows their absence rate is almost a third higher than the rest of the public sector. Research shows council staff take 10 call-in sick days on average. TRENDING Stories…