"There's just a generational shift towards balancing work life, taking care of your whole self and those sorts of things. I think that we've heard over and over again that Gen Z and younger millennials really prioritize those things," said Liz Wilke, a principal economist at Gusto. "People are just, I think, being a little more protective of their health and enforcing some work-life boundaries, especially around their health."
The amount of time people take off from their jobs has risen steadily over the past few years. Sick leave was up by 55% in 2023 compared with 2019 among companies that use Dayforce's services in the US.
Gusto found that the 25-to-34 crowd was taking more sick time than older workers. People 35 and under had a 29% increase in sick leave since 2019, compared with a 16% increase for people over 35.
Gusto found at the start of the year that workers 22 to 26 were the most likely group to have taken a sabbatical, followed by 27- to 34-year-olds.
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