However, longer-term trends still up strongly over the decade
Statistics Canada has reported that the absenteeism figures for 2008 show no change in the long-term trend toward greater time lost from work. In 2008, the amount of time lost for personal reasons (illness, disability, personal and family responsibilities) was 10 days for the average employee (7.9 for illness and disability and 2.1 for responsibilities). This represents 4.0 per cent of total working time lost, 3.2 per cent due to illness and 0.9 per cent due to responsibilities.
