Too many sick days?

Too many sick days?

September 3, 2019 7:28 pm MST.

How many sick days do you take in a year? Andrea Macpherson tells us new numbers from Statistics Canada and the Canadian Tax Payers Federation suggest if you’re a government worker in this country…you’re taking a lot more time off compared to someone working for a private company.

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