Gen Z almost twice as likely to ‘pull a sickie’ as over-55s, UK survey finds

Emma TaggartDaily Telegraph UK·29 Aug, 2026 07:22 AM4 mins to readGen Z workers are nearly twice as likely to take unnecessary sick days than employees aged over 55, according to a new survey. Photo / Getty ImagesGen Z workers are nearly twice as likely to take unnecessary sick days than employees aged over 55, according to a new survey. Photo / Getty ImagesGen Z workers are almost twice as likely to take a “sickie” as their colleagues aged 55 or older. Just more than four in five workers aged under 25 said they had taken a sick day in the past year when they were not too unwell to work, compared with