Numbers have been released around how expensive sick days are for businesses.

On average, each worker is taking five and a half sick days a year, which all up is costing $2.86 billion per year for the total economy.

This could increase in the coming years, considering the legislation change that all businesses need to offer a minimum of 10 days.

And quiet quitting is real - 22 percent of surveyed businesses say their employees have signalled intentions to only work within defined work hours.

Kirk Hope, CEO of BusinessNZ joined the Mike Hosking Breakfast to discuss.

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