Absenteeism due to illness increased in January due to the omicron wave
FHI, Federation of Technology Industries – February 17, 2022
- The RIVM reports 56,390 new positive corona tests on Thursday. On average, the number of positive tests is decreasing.
- Absenteeism due to illness increased further in January to 5 percent. More than half of the sick reports are the result of corona. This is the first time since the start of the pandemic report occupational health and safety services ArboNed and HumanCapitalCare. However, employees who tested positive can now return to work more quickly than when the delta variant was still dominant.
- The French-Dutch aviation group Air France-KLM suffered a loss last year of 3.3 billion euros. That is less than the 7.1 billion euros in 2020. KLM itself made a loss of 227 million euros, compared to 1.1 billion euros in the first corona year.
- To use generated solar energy more effectively, there should be a subsidy scheme for home batteries. This is what VVD and Christian Union advocate. The subsidy should cover 30 percent of the purchase costs, in practice resulting in a subsidy amount of 1,500 to 2,000 euros. writes RTL News.
- Last year, permits were issued for 74,000 new homes to be built, an increase of more than 10 percent compared to 2020 and the highest number in ten years, according to reports CBS.
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