New Osak president says increased oversight, not structural changes, needed in sick leave reform

Greater checks on those taking sick leave, rather than blanket measures that make it more difficult to attain sick leave, should be implemented for government employees, the newly elected president of the federation of patients’ associations (Osak) Miltos Miltiadous said on Thursday.

Miltiadous, who was elected yesterday as head of Osak in an unopposed election, acknowledged that sick leave abuse was a real problem and that it was necessary to “improve the situation”, but argued changes should...