Description: A report from the Parliamentary Budget Officer finds that workers in the public sector take about the same number of paid sick days as their private-sector counterparts.
Source: The Toronto Star
Date: 02/06/2014
Related links:
- The PBO report
- The PBO homepage
- News story: Federal government cracks down on sick days
- Ottawa Citizen story
- Blog post by Dr. Fiona McQuarrie
Questions for discussion:
- Describe the role of the Parliamentary Budget Officer.
- What does the report conclude?
- How do public sector workers differ from private sector workers, according to the report?
- How does this affect sick leave?
- How does the report affect Tony Clement’s claims of sick leave abuse in the public service?