10.12.2020
Absence from Work Report 2020
Absences Due to Sickness and Accidents in Austria
This report provides an overview of the development and distribution of health-related absenteeism in Austria. In 2019, employees spent an average of 13.3 calendar days on sick leave.
This figure was slightly higher than in the previous year and corresponded to a loss of annual working hours of about 3.6 percent. Respiratory diseases recorded a significant decline compared to the previous year, but this was counteracted above all by increases in mental illnesses and musculoskeletal diseases.
Please find a presentation of the main results here (in German).
The full press release is available here (in German).
Publications
Study
10.12.2020
Finalization: November 2020
Contractor project: Federal Chamber of Labour, Dachverband der Sozialversicherungsträger, Austrian Economic Chamber
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