---
title: "Archive"
url: https://call-in-sick.com/archive
description: "Every entry from this journal on sick leave, absence and the working day, grouped by month."
---

# Archive

Every entry on this site, newest month first. 16 entries

## August 2020

- 20 August 2020[Why sick leave exists at all](https://call-in-sick.com/why-sick-leave-exists)Sick Leave
- 11 August 2020[The language of calling in sick](https://call-in-sick.com/the-language-of-calling-in-sick)Workplace

## July 2020

- 29 July 2020[Presenteeism and the half-worked day](https://call-in-sick.com/presenteeism-and-the-half-worked-day)Workplace
- 14 July 2020[What a sick note actually is](https://call-in-sick.com/what-a-sick-note-actually-is)Sick Leave

## June 2020

- 25 June 2020[A short history of paid sick leave](https://call-in-sick.com/a-short-history-of-paid-sick-leave)Sick Leave
- 8 June 2020[How workplaces record absence](https://call-in-sick.com/how-workplaces-record-absence)Workplace

## May 2020

- 19 May 2020[Rest days and the shape of recovery](https://call-in-sick.com/rest-days-and-the-shape-of-recovery)Rest and Wellbeing

## April 2020

- 30 April 2020[What people mean by a mental health day](https://call-in-sick.com/what-people-mean-by-a-mental-health-day)Rest and Wellbeing
- 6 April 2020[Shift work and the cost of cover](https://call-in-sick.com/shift-work-and-the-cost-of-cover)Workplace

## March 2020

- 17 March 2020[Remote work and the disappearing sick day](https://call-in-sick.com/remote-work-and-the-disappearing-sick-day)Workplace

## February 2020

- 27 February 2020[Caring days and the school absence note](https://call-in-sick.com/caring-days-and-the-school-absence-note)Sick Leave
- 10 February 2020[How small teams cover an absence](https://call-in-sick.com/how-small-teams-cover-an-absence)Sick Leave

## January 2020

- 23 January 2020[Coming back after a long absence](https://call-in-sick.com/coming-back-after-a-long-absence)Rest and Wellbeing
- 9 January 2020[Seasonal illness and the office calendar](https://call-in-sick.com/seasonal-illness-and-the-office-calendar)Sick Leave

## December 2019

- 12 December 2019[Sick leave in other countries](https://call-in-sick.com/sick-leave-in-other-countries)Sick Leave

## November 2019

- 21 November 2019[Writing an absence policy in plain words](https://call-in-sick.com/writing-an-absence-policy-in-plain-words)Rest and Wellbeing