sickness Archives

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

Dec 11, 2024 | Analysis | 0

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

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

Dec 9, 2024 | News | 0

The rate of absence in the UK has been climbing since Covid first appeared in 2020. This year...

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

Oct 23, 2024 | News | 0

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

Global employers urged to take urgent action on communicable diseases

Oct 3, 2024 | News | 0

The Pan American Health Organization has issued an update on Oropouche Fever1, continued MPOX outbreaks, and warnings of a new Covid strain.

Megan Seibel: When work makes us sick

Sep 18, 2024 | Analysis | 0

875,000 workers were suffering from work-related stress, depression or anxiety in 2022/23, resulting in an estimated 17.1 million working days lost.

Employees take 6 sick days a year to look after loved ones

Jul 17, 2024 | News | 0

51% of the UK workforce say their career has been impacted by taking on responsibility for different generations of their family’s health and wellbeing.

Psychiatric illnesses affecting 25.6% of employees

Jul 5, 2024 | News | 0

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

1/5 UK employees with cancer dissatisfied with employer communication

Jun 7, 2024 | News | 0

A further quarter also said they did not feel heard or listened to by their line manager during a period of ill health.

Research highlights risk of wellbeing washing as sickness absence soars

Jun 5, 2024 | News | 0

Research finds employers admit to offering workplace benefits not to reduce sickness absence but to improve productivity.

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

May 22, 2024 | News | 0

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

May 14, 2024 | Analysis | 0

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

Apr 30, 2024 | Analysis | 0

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