I recall reading articles that claimed that Norway and Sweden have very high absenteeism rates, so something doesn’t add up here.
Hmm I suppose being so far North may mean they get sick more often. lol The proof is in the pudding. This could work better here if people would take more responsibility for themselves but too many look for the government to solve problems they should be solving themselves.
- While this is true, it doesn’t necessarily hurt their employers much, especially not in the case of bigger companies (and many Scandinavians work for big companies contrary to, for instance, German and Italian employees).
If you call in sick and you’re away for one day or two in Sweden (where I live), you don’t receive any money from your employer or from anywhere else.
Furthermore, let’s compare two large European employers, namely Volkswagen and Volvo. Volkswagen employees recently worked a mere 28.8 hours a week (today, I think they work around 32-34 hours a week). Volvo employees are often forced to work around 50 hours a week (even though they are generously compensated for working more than the basic 40 hours). Now, let’s say an average Volvo worker is away from work 8-16 hours a month, he/she will still work more than an average VW employee. This ought to be remembered.
Scandinavians accept the fact that prosperity comes from hard work. Today, more and more continental Europeans are beginning to realize this as well.