A study has shown that public sector workers take three more sick days per year on average compared with those working in the private sector. The stats come from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.
Apparently more and more they are blaming stress for their absences.

The average time taken off work due to sickness in the public sector is 9.6 days per employee each year, compared with the private sector where the average is 6.6 days per employee in a year.

Within the public sector people rated concerns about company restructuring and organisational changes as one of the top three causes for increased work related stress.