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Staff taking less sick days
Staff in the UK took an average of six and a half days off sick last year - the lowest figure on record, according to a report by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI).
Employees took 180 million sick days last year, averaging 6.4 days each, down from 6.7 in 2007 and the lowest since the CBI survey began in 1987.
Despite the decrease in employee absence the cost to the UK economy remains considerable. Staff sick days last year cost employers over £16bn.
Senior human resources staff surveyed for the CBI estimated around 15%, or 27 million sick days, were not genuine and cost the country £2.5bn a year.
"The rate of employee absence has come down, but it still costs the economy billions of pounds a year. If absence levels across the board could be reduced by 10%, the economy would see annual savings of just under £1.7bn," said Katja Hall, the CBI's director of employment policy.
Post Date: June 7th, 2010
Employees took 180 million sick days last year, averaging 6.4 days each, down from 6.7 in 2007 and the lowest since the CBI survey began in 1987.
Despite the decrease in employee absence the cost to the UK economy remains considerable. Staff sick days last year cost employers over £16bn.
Senior human resources staff surveyed for the CBI estimated around 15%, or 27 million sick days, were not genuine and cost the country £2.5bn a year.
"The rate of employee absence has come down, but it still costs the economy billions of pounds a year. If absence levels across the board could be reduced by 10%, the economy would see annual savings of just under £1.7bn," said Katja Hall, the CBI's director of employment policy.
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