- Major sporting events are causing spikes in sick days
- Absenteeism increased after world-famous race
- Sports fans also take days off after big football games
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New data has revealed that some of Australia’s biggest sporting events are causing a rise in the number of people calling in sick to work, and once caused a massive rise in absenteeism.
Data collected from Assistant, a shift work management platform that tracks employee administration such as leave requests, payrolls and rosters, has provided insight into when workers are shedding sick, they revealed. Herald of the sun.
It shows that workers who called in sick on Monday after the Australian Grand Prix have increased dramatically.
Absenteeism increased a staggering 5.4 percent on March 25 of this year, compared to the three Mondays preceding the event.
The Australian Grand Prix has caused an increase in the number of people calling in sick
There has been an increase in the number of people calling in sick during and around the AFL Grand Final.
Restaurants were hit dramatically, with 34.4 percent of shift workers not showing up for scheduled shifts, down from an average of 17.1 percent over the previous three Mondays.
“Many Victorian shift workers had difficulty getting to work on the Monday following the Formula One Grand Prix,” said Deputy spokeswoman Katrina Holt.
“In fact, the number of workers who were absent from their shifts on Monday, March 25, increased significantly compared to the previous three Mondays.”
The data also shows that many sports fans are calling in sick before the AFL Grand Final and taking sick leave on both sides of the Melbourne Cup holiday.
Holt explained the data ahead of the 2022 and 2023 AFL Grand Finals.
“In both years, and across shift work industries, absenteeism increased significantly on Thursdays, ahead of the Friday public holiday, as Victorians prepared for an extra long weekend,” he said.
‘Now that the 2024 AFL season has begun, Victorians will mark their calendars for September.
Absenteeism on both sides of the Melbourne Cup is also increasing
“In response, businesses should consider hiring more staff in anticipation of a drop in staffing levels.”
Shift workers also reported sick more on the day of last year’s Grand Final (23.26 per cent), an increase of 1.78 per cent compared to the previous three Sundays.