Gen Z workers more likely to pull a sickie than older employees, new poll suggests

Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) says there is ‘striking’ generational divide between Gen Z and over 55s - (Getty/iStock)

Generation Z employees are more likely to pull a sickie compared to workers aged over 55, a new poll has suggested.

The poll of 2,123 people showed just over four in five workers – 82 per cent – aged under 25 said they had taken a sick day in the past year when they had not been too unwell to work, compared to 43 per cent of staff aged between 55 and 64.