MfD: Number of people declaring themselves ill falls sharply as sick-pay restructured

The number of Czechs suffering from a short-term illness has fallen in the first quarter of this year by a remarkable 31 percent. The number of Czechs registered as having a long-term illness has also fallen by around 25 percent, suggest statistics published in the newspaper Mladá fronta Dnes on Tuesday. Czechs are no longer the sickest nation in Europe, suggest the statistics, compiled by Czech Social Security Administration. The sharp drop in registered illnesses coincides with a change in the law, which decrees that no sick-pay should be awarded to an invalid during his/her first three days of illness.