The Number Of Aus Workers On Sick Leave In May Was 50% Above Average So Pls Be Patient W Staff

A massive surge in the number of flu and cold cases in Australia has taken down me and pretty much everyone I know in recent weeks. Half the PEDESTRIAN.TV editorial team has been off sick and we are a microcosm for the rest of the country because the number of workers who took sick leave in May was 50 per cent higher than the average. The absentee rates among workers peaked nationwide in the first two weeks of May, according to MYOB payroll data for small and medium businesses. It’s still lower than the absentee rates in January and February when Omicron was bearing down on us, but it was pretty fucking bad