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Council staff costing taxpayers £3m a day in sick leave as absences doubled compared to private sector

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Council staff costing taxpayers £3m a day in sick leave as absences doubled compared to private sector
GB News
GB News4 hrs ago
Council staff costing taxpayers £3m a day in sick leave as absences doubled compared to private sector
Council staff costing taxpayers £3m a day in sick leave as absences doubled compared to private sector  GB News
Belfast Telegraph
Belfast Telegraph🏁 first to report18 hrs ago
NI council staff take most sick days of anywhere in the UK, report finds
Workers at local authorities here took an average of 16.1 sick days in 2024/25
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