Downward trend in sickness absence

Posted on 4 May 2011 by The Manufacturer

The average UK employee took five days off sick in 2010, compared with 6.7 in 2007, according to a survey by EEF and Westfield Health.

The 2011 Sickness Absence Survey, completed by 454 companies, also reveals that an all time high of 45% of employees took no sick days at all in 2010, continuing an upward trend that has persisted for five straight years. The survey finds that companies who have trained managers in sickness absence matters are a third…

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