Photo: Jonas Ekströmmer/TTThe amount of sick leave being taken in Sweden is on the decline, continuing a trend for this year according to new figures from the country’s Social Insurance Agency (Försäkringskassan). For a sixth consecutive month in a row the rate of sick leave being claimed has dropped for both men and women across Sweden. As of July the average yearly sick rate in Sweden was 10.5 days per person. The number of parents caught claiming the payment erroneously is growing after the social insurance agency stepped up its controls. READ ALSO: Record number of Swedish parents caught faking child's sick leave

Source: The Local August 25, 2017 06:45 UTC