Germans and Finns take the most days off work for "sickness" than any other Europeans, according to a scientific study.
The "Third European Survey on Working Conditions" published recently in "Occupational and Environmental Medicine" magazine tracked absenteeism in the old EU-15 in 2000.
The report shows that 24 percent of Finns took at least one day off work due to health reasons. The Finns were closely followed by the Dutch and the Germans (20.3 percent and 18.3 percent respect...
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