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Gen Z almost twice as likely to ‘pull a sickie’ as over-55s, UK survey finds
NZ Herald and GB News describe the same event in different terms.
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What happenedEmployers have warned young people no longer leave school 'work-ready'.
The headline splitThe center frames it as "Gen Z almost twice as likely to ‘pull a sickie’ as over-55s, UK survey finds". The right frames it as "Younger workers almost twice as likely as those over 50 to 'pull a sickie'".
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CenterGen Z almost twice as likely to ‘pull a sickie’ as over-55s, UK survey finds
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Right / center-rightYounger workers almost twice as likely as those over 50 to 'pull a sickie'
Younger workers almost twice as likely as those over 50 to 'pull a sickie'
Young workers are almost twice as likely to “pull a sickie” as workers over 50, new polling data has revealed. Four in five workers under 25 have admitted to taking at least one “sickie” in...
