The UK economy lost 190 million working days to absence last year, with each employee taking an average of 6.5 days off sick, according to the latest CBI/Pfizer Absence and Workplace Health Survey.
Sickness absence is continuing on a downward trend among UK employees, according to a joint survey of sickness absence released today by EEF, the manufacturers' organisation, and insurer Westfield...
Absenteeism is costing UK business £32 billion a year, with workers taking almost double the number of ‘sick’ days as US counterparts, according to research published today by PwC.
A year after the launch of the fit note, general practitioners agree it has made a positive impact on the speed their patients are returning to work.
Business leaders feel torn between their emotions and business duties when dealing with employees on long-term absence.
With chancellor George Osborne’s second budget coming up tomorrow and the economy still in recovery mode, there is hardly a news headline that does not predict doom and gloom.
Reduced productivity and absenteeism due to drug and alcohol misuse are costing the UK economy £1.5 billion. According to 13 years’ worth of test data collected by European drug and alcohol testing...
A recent US survey has revealed that most employees feel guilty when calling in sick, even if their sickness is genuine. They should stay at home, the HR US Summit 2011 at the end of March will hear.
Sickness absence is on the rise following a drop during the recession, figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show.
Employment and training providers who will be delivering the Government's new Work Programme have questioned its long-term viability, given the current economic conditions.
Prime minister David Cameron today said he was finally going to make work pay as he disclosed what he called the "most ambitious, fundamental and radical" changes to the welfare system since it began...
With absenteeism costing 30 billion a year, business must start addressing the issues behind the problem.
