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In sickness and in health
Abstract
Employee sickness and ill health are a cause for concern among employers. While there is a need to manage employee absences due to sickness in the labour market, it is essential that clinics are made aware of employee rights, says Adam Bernstein, in collaboration with Mark Stevens and Arwen Makin
According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) (2021), an estimated 118.6 million working days were lost in 2020 because of sickness or injury in the UK labour market, the equivalent of 3.6 days per worker. In comparison, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) (2020) reported a lower estimate for 2019–2020 (just 38.8 million days), but that figure was only based on work-related ill health and non-fatal workplace injuries. Nonetheless, by further scrutinising their data, the ONS (2021) found that sectors such as health and social work and key public services saw annual sickness rates of 3.5% and 1.3%, respectively.
Sickness levels are also likely to increase as the UK moves from the pandemic to a perpetual period of living with COVID-19. However, despite the statistics, absences can have quite an impact. So, where does a clinic stand when sickness absences are harming its business?
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