Halas, nice article, but if you show this to AAR he would not see the point at all
That goes for the whole bunch of clowns who are running the show as well.
Any relationship between how you treat your workforce and the resulting quality of work is a concept that is completely ignored by them.
Its "we pay-you work" and "take it or leave it"!
And after worked 20 years for the Lufthansa Group, I must tell you that the mentioned days are sadly over. The once productive relationship between an "old style" management and a dedicated workforce, both proud to be part of an "Airline family", is history.
Its replaced by the new breed of cynical executives who are eager to screw everybody to please the share holders.
But back to the sick issue
My average sick rate used to be <1 day/year (either too healthy or too stupid) but somehow it increased rapidly
The good news is that our doctors are not the extended arm of the management and they are taking fatigue issues really seriously.
So make the additional effort and see a professional who is only responsible for your personal state of health.
Like eklawer said, if they want a war...play by the (changing) rules...and
them hard
...see you soon at a "sleeping lab" in town
