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Simon Garrity: The hidden cost of sickness absence – a growing crisis for UK business

The numbers are stark: British businesses lost £103 billion to employee sickness in 2023...

Sickness absence set to costs UK businesses £22 billion in 2024 

The rate of absence in the UK has been climbing since Covid first appeared in...

86% of international companies offer health and wellbeing support to reduce absence

Absence prevention and getting employees back to work are the key reasons companies with...

A third of employers still do not record the impact of sickness absence

Eighty-two percent of employers say they currently record sickness absence, a marginal improvement on...

Colleague absence making workers ill due to increased workload

40% of employers say rising workload is the main reason for their staff being off work with mental health illness.

Psychiatric illnesses affecting 25.6% of employees

New research has examined the most common causes of all NHS staff with psychiatric illnesses proving the leading cause of employees missing work.

Not so ‘Sick Note’ Britain? Research reveals Brits are working through pain

A huge number of Brits are working through pain, with a quarter reported to be taking painkillers due to a work-related injury, new research suggests.

Menna Chmielewski: Five tips for the positive management of sickness absence

It's no secret that UK employers are currently struggling with sickness rates – particularly amongst the young. The question is what to do about it!

Natalie Mackenzie: Understanding concussion and brain injury in the workplace

Concussions are surprisingly prevalent in the workplace and can have significant implications for employee productivity, safety, and overall job satisfaction.

Health Foundation reveals alarming crisis among UK’s working population

A startling epidemic of illness are plaguing the UK's working-age group, and the ONS expresses concern over the rising numbers exiting the job market.
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