Employee absence

Chronic conditions are growing issue for employers

Employee Benefits

Chronic conditions are growing issue for employers

55% to renegotiate terms or switch benefit providers

clock 28 January 2026 • 2 min read
Half of workers have taken off four weeks or more due to ill-health

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Half of workers have taken off four weeks or more due to ill-health

Recent absences highest among men

clock 19 January 2026 • 1 min read
Workplace ill-health costing the UK £16.4bn per year

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Workplace ill-health costing the UK £16.4bn per year

35.7m days lost in 24/25

clock 20 November 2025 • 2 min read
Two thirds of businesses report stress-related absences

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Two thirds of businesses report stress-related absences

Simplyhealth and CIPD research

clock 20 November 2025 • 2 min read
Employer interventions on ill-health left too late

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Employer interventions on ill-health left too late

Occupational Health Assessment findings

clock 04 November 2025 • 2 min read
Workplace absence levels rise due to long-term health conditions: CIPD

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Workplace absence levels rise due to long-term health conditions: CIPD

29% of businesses expect wellbeing budgets to increase

clock 09 September 2025 • 3 min read
Businesses looking at benefits to prevent employee absence

Employee Benefits

Businesses looking at benefits to prevent employee absence

63% measured the business impact

clock 01 July 2025 • 2 min read
Accident and illness absences impact 27% of adults

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Accident and illness absences impact 27% of adults

Adults taking a month or more off work

clock 21 November 2024 • 1 min read
Half of parents have no protection to cover work absence

Individual Protection

Half of parents have no protection to cover work absence

MetLife research shows

clock 20 May 2024 • 1 min read
Third of employers struggle with health and wellbeing support affordability

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Third of employers struggle with health and wellbeing support affordability

According to GRiD research

clock 15 August 2023 • 1 min read