New polling shows support for increasing sick leave provisions.
According to the Council of Trade Union's (CTU) polling with UMR, 68 percent of respondents support increasing sick leave, while 53 percent think it should be doubled.
President of the CTU Richard Wagstaff wants to see it increased from five days.
"Too many people can't afford to be sick. That means they go to work when they are sick and risk spreading their viruses," he told Newshub on Thursday.
While there has been no official announcement on changes to sick leave, Labour MP and Employment Minister Willie Jackson told Newshub it's being discussed.
"Extra five days is the view at the moment," he said on Thursday.
It's supported by the Greens, while New Zealand First leader Winston Peters also believes five days might not be enough.
"It depends on the person you're talking about... For some people, no, it's not."
But BusinessNZ said increasing sick leave could be an additional challenge for businesses.
"It's going to impose quite a lot of cost on business and businesses are already struggling, so whilst it might be something worthwhile considering, right now I don't think it would be the right thing to do because of the cost to business," said chief executive Kirk Hope.
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