No-one can be under any illusion that absence from the workplace is a persistent and costly problem for British business. The issue is more acute in the summer months as employers face increasing levels of sick leave and absenteeism, the timing of which is not always co-incidental.
According to the CBI, absenteeism levels in the UK are the main reason why UK productivity lags behind the US and our European competitors. Output per UK worker is half that of US employees and is significantly lower than that of both France and Germany. At any one time around 2.7 million workers are on long term sick leave costing employers some £11 billion.
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