The Industry Taking the Most Sick Days in NZ

Tax workers are taking double the number of sick days than the national averages.

The Inland Revenue Department's latest filing shows its employees took an average 10.2 days leave for illness in the 12 months to the end of June 2015 .

That's more than twice the 4.7 days Southern Cross said was the national average last year, though its data is from a survey of workers rather than hard data collected from employers.

As you'd imagine, workforces which have physically harder work - like the Police have comparatively high numbers - 9.8 days. Corrections at 7.26.and KiwiRail at 7.4, though Housing New Zealand came in at 8.6.

So, who isn't taking a million days off? TVNZ came in at 2.5 days, and Fairway Resolution, which handles ACC reviews, at 3.3.

Many ministries and organisations came in under the week mark including New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (4.06), EQC (4.59) the Commerce Commission (4), the Serious Fraud Office (4.4), and Worksafe (3.5).