Sick leave does not increase in a reliable pattern as firm size increases. There is some variation in days offered, with ranges only from 7.9 days to 10.6 days. Three classifications have about nine sick days per year, and two classifications have eight. Program offering is comparable between firm sizes, excluding the very small firms with under five employees, with a range of 17 to 22 percent of firms offering the program. Notably, the highest percentage is not for the largest firms but for those with 50-99 employees.
Firm size plays a significant role in medical insurance.
There are similar differences with dental insurance. Only 14 percent of very small firms provide dental insurance, while 81 percent of firms with more than 250 employees have the program. In general, firm size plays an even more important role with dental insurance than health insurance. Even in firms with more than 50 employees, the percentage offering the benefit rises ten percent per employee size grouping. Smaller firms pay more of the cost of medical insurance than larger firms do.