Audit tallies cost of state worker absenteeism

Oregon offers no incentives for not using sick days

By James Sinks / The Bulletin
October 13, 2004

SALEM - Oregon government workers take sick leave more often than their counterparts in other states, and that difference subtracts as much as $13 million a year in lost productivity, a state audit released Tuesday says.

That absenteeism also carries $1 million to $3 million in actual costs,....

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