Ill-health costs UK firms six working weeks a year in lost productivity

According to Britain's Healthiest Workplace, a study carried out by VitalityHealth, Mercer and University of Cambridge, an equivalent of 30.4 days' worth of productivity is lost each year due to staff taking sick leave or underperforming due to illness. "The Britain's Healthiest Workplace results illustrate the significance of the productivity challenge facing the UK, but importantly also point to an exciting alternative in how employers can approach this problem," said Shaun Subel, director of corporate wellbeing strategy at VitalityHealth. "For too long, the link between employee li...