Almost half of Russians had to get sick on their feet this year

Most often, sales managers (67%), education employees (56%) and lawyers (25%) had to visit the office during illness, according to survey data from Renaissance Insurance and Zarplaty.ru.

Almost half of Russians (48%) admitted that they had to get sick on their feet at least five times this year, according to a survey conducted by the Renaissance Insurance group and the Zarplaty.ru research center.

The survey was conducted in November 2023 through an online questionnaire. it was attended by 2,190 respondents aged 18 years and over, living in Russian cities with a population of over a million.

Most often, sales managers (67%), education employees (56%) and lawyers (25%) were forced to visit the office during illness.

To regain strength, the vast majority of respondents (88%) require additional days of rest. For 40%, two to three days will be enough, a third (30%) expects to rest for three to five days, and every fifth (20%) would like to rest for another week after sick leave. Recovery is most often needed after illnesses such as covid-19 (84%), pneumonia (79%) and influenza (59%).

“The main reasons for Russians to stay at home longer were difficulties in completing the same volume of tasks immediately after returning from sick leave (74%), difficulties concentrating on tasks (40%) and the desire to take a breath and take a break from the accelerated pace of work (28%),” follows from the survey.

Another 9% want to be away from colleagues for as long as possible, 6% believe that they are very tired and cannot go to work.

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