The coronavirus pandemic is over, but increased sickness is not. In many developed economies, more working people are reporting illnesses that limit the amount or type of work they can do than pre-pandemic. More sick days are being taken, too. German executives warn high absenteeism is compounding the country’s competitiveness problems; in September, Tesla bosses resorted to snap home visits to check up on absent employees at its Berlin plant. In Norway, workers called in sick in the second quarter more than at any time in the past 15 years.
新冠疫情已經過去,但疾病增加的情況並未結束。在許多發達經濟體,與疫情爆發前相比,有更多的上班族因生病而限制了工作的數量或類型。病假也在增加。德國高階主管警告說,高缺勤率正在加劇該國的競爭力問題;9月份,特斯拉公司的老闆對其柏林工廠的缺勤員工進行了突擊家訪。在挪威,第二季度工人請病假的人數超過了過去15年的任何時候。