Canada. 1.5 million employees absent from work as a result of the H1N1 or seasonal flu

In November, 1.5 million employed people aged 15 to 69 reported they were absent from work as a result of the H1N1 or seasonal flu, representing 9.0% of workers in that age group.

On average, these absent workers lost 19.6 hours of work each, for a total of 29.5 million hours lost.

Canada and most of the world was hit by a pandemic H1N1 influenza virus last fall, along with seasonal influenza.

Provincially, flu-related absenteeism was highest among workers in Newfoundland and Labrador, where 14.2% of workers aged 15 to 69 reported lost hours. The lowest rate was in Quebec (7.6%).

In terms of average hours lost per absent worker, those in Newfoundland and Labrador lost 24.7 hours, the highest amount. Workers in Prince Edward Island had the fewest lost hours (16.2).

(Source:Statistics Canada, Jan. 16, 2010)

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