You could look at it like this: the goal is to reduce the total number of sick says in the pool, however you do it. A pooled allowance might encourage people mo

You could look at it like this: the goal is to reduce the total number of sick says in the pool, however you do it. A pooled allowance might encourage people more to stay away from work when ill. A given individual may not have much control over whether or not they get sick, but then can influence whether or not they share that illness with their colleagues. The individual allowance has a stronger incentive to return to work vs the pool, because there is no cost to the individual if their colleagues become ill. With a pooled allowance, there is a cost to the individual if they make their colleagues ill.