The effects of presenteeism on your business

If you run a growing business, the effects of absence are relatively easy to measure in pounds and pence. However, the effects of presenteeism – defined as reduced productivity when employees come to work and are not fully engaged, or perform at lower levels, as a result of ill health – are hard to estimate. The Centre for Mental Health claims that it costs the UK economy £15.1bn each year, compared to just over half that for sickness absence.

Indeed, a recent report showed that sickness absence has fallen to less than 3% in Britain, with employees taking just an average of six days off sick last year, or 2.8% of working time. In 2007, that figure reached 3.6%. Are we striking the right balance?

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Thanks for an interesting Article. You have a nice website, with a good design..

I would recommend that you increase the font size a little bit, because even with my Browser "zoomed in"; it was still pretty small on a 37" Screen.

But all in all, some interesting points there.

 

Thanks Michael, will definitely suggest it to our developer!