One million workers a day are absent from their jobs due to illness in Spain. The incidence of temporary disability has been growing since 2014 and has reached historical highs.
Experts explain this by the aging of the population, the worsening of waiting lists and the good performance of the labor market. In 2023, more than 400 temporary disability processes were registered in Spain per 1,000 workers. This volume of sick leave led the country to lose 396 million working days due to IT throughout the year, 62% more than in 2018.