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UK Employee absence hits 10 year high

Sep 28, 2023

We need a societal and cultural shift in the way we understand and approach physical & mental wellbeing.

The CIPD and Simplyhealth research found that UK employees were absent an average of 7.8 days over the past year – the highest rate seen in 10 years, and two days greater than the pre-pandemic record of 5.8 per day.

This is the tip of the iceberg.

72 million work days are lost to mental ill health each year. EACH YEAR!!

Behind these stats are people like you and me that are suffering.

We are living at a time where people are in poor mental, physical and financial health and the measures we're taking are not making the necessary impact.

Having EAP's, MHFA's and wellbeing awareness days are great but they are not enough to create meaningful change.

I feel sorry for companies who are genuinely trying their best to take care of their staff. They are often doing what they think is best but don't see an ROI for their business or their staff.

If you are an employer who genuinely cares about your people and wants to create an empowered and healthy culture within your company be sure to connect with me and I will do everything I can to help.

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If you think employee wellbeing is a tick box exercise, I'm not for you.