Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A sick leave epidemic has swept through the NHS, driven by rules that allow staff up to six months off on full pay, a report has ...

Conwy council's level of staff sickness was questioned in a finance committee meeting.

The number of days lost to sickness absence in the UK increased to a record high in 2022, with absences among health and social care workers remaining consistently higher than for other major ...

A councillor said she was 'shocked' by the 'high level' of absence among staff at Conwy County Council – and readers have ...