Staff who dislike their jobs are three times more likely to call in sick, but investing in a positive career culture for low wage work could boost the UK economy by £49 billion, according to a study released today by The Work Foundation.
Absenteeism currently costs the UK £13.4 billion a year, with disengaged staff members on average missing roughly six days of work, compared with their engaged counterparts missing less than three. Unhappy workers are also four times more likely to quit their role. The research reveals that by increasing investments in strategies to boost employee engagement by…
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