Nearly half of employees hide health issues

Survey of 1000 shows

Adam Saville
clock • 2 min read

More than 40% suffer with a health issue they have never disclosed to employer

According to a survey of 1000 UK employees by Benenden Health, almost 42% have hidden health issues from their bosses. Some 63% of gen Z (16-23 years) and 60% of millennials (24-38 years) surveyed said they haven't told their employers about a health issue, compared to 35% of gen X (39-54 years) and 18% of Baby boomer (55-72 years) respondents. The survey also revealed that 11% of workers thought they would not be hired if they told their employer they had a health issue, with gen Z (12%) and millennial (18%) employees most concerned. Nearly a quarter (22%) said they had to lie to ...

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