Some places don't pay full sick leave. It's like 80-90%. Plus in excess of a certain amount of days, you need to pay for a sick note out of pocket. I think sick notes are like $100-150 now? So on certain days, you're clearing less than 75% of your regular wages... for some people, they can't afford losing 25% for a few days, especially when they may feel that being away at work "for a minor illness" may be of detriment to the stability of their role at work.
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