Health: DAK: More sick leave at work in the first half of the year

According to an evaluation by the health insurance company DAK-Gesundheit, sick leave on the job increased sharply in the first half of the year. From January to the end of June, there were 788 days of absence for every 100 employees, 115 days more than in the first six months of last year, according to an analysis by the health insurance company based on its own insured data. The main reasons for the increase are many respiratory diseases, but corona absences from employees also increased accordingly.