Also, a lot of women take sick days to do chores, or if they are parents to deal with kid stuff. This is one of many reasons a female manager/CEO will often try to hire men rather than women.
My own opinion is that "sick days" in workplaces should be regarded as just part of an annual leave entitlement. If you're sick a lot you use up all your days in bed. If you're healthy you still get the days off, but get to do whatever you want with them. If you contract some disease, or are involved in some accident that requires a lengthy absence, the law should protect your job, but the time off should be unpaid. Employees should be encouraged to take out loss of earnings insurance if they would be unable to cover this eventuality.
Everyone's interests are covered by this sort of deal. Except people who want to abuse the "system" and the co-workers who have to take up the slack.
My own opinion is that "sick days" in workplaces should be regarded as just part of an annual leave entitlement. If you're sick a lot you use up all your days in bed. If you're healthy you still get the days off, but get to do whatever you want with them. If you contract some disease, or are involved in some accident that requires a lengthy absence, the law should protect your job, but the time off should be unpaid. Employees should be encouraged to take out loss of earnings insurance if they would be unable to cover this eventuality.
Everyone's interests are covered by this sort of deal. Except people who want to abuse the "system" and the co-workers who have to take up the slack.