“Sickness absenteeism was already so high in 2015,” says Cees Bos of Stadsbelang Utrecht. “Then we were promised improvement, but nothing came of it.” Bos has long been concerned about the well-being of civil servants and regularly draws attention to working conditions. “A state of emergency must be declared for Utrecht civil servants.”
Utrecht council members about absenteeism due to illness: ‘It’s a shame that we are the leader in this’
