Best Health Insurance :£1.6bn sickies in the UK
admin, May 19th, 2010 Sickies costing UK £1.6bn a year
A report due out soon has revealed that sickies from work are costing the UK economy £13.2 billion per year, it reveals that an average of 6.2 sick days are taken with absence of illness. It is believed that 1 in every 10 sick day’s
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Sickies costing UK £1.6bn a year
A report due out soon has revealed that sickies from work are costing the UK economy £13.2 billion per year, it reveals that an average of 6.2 sick days are taken with absence of illness. It is believed that 1 in every 10 sick day’s taken is a sickie (a day off with no reason), the British Confederation Industry say that this average 1 day per worker a year is estimated to cost the UK economy 1.6 billion per year. A survey showed that private sector workers took an average of 5.8 days compared to the public sector workers who took an average of 9 days of per year on the sick. If the public sector matched the absence rate of the private sector it would save the economy a staggering £1.4 billion per year. These surveys and figures are all very well in showing how much sickies cost the economy but it should actually praise the workforce of Britain about how much we earn and not to mention the long hours we have to work in this country compared to other European nations. It also states that it costs the economy, but most companies have corporate or small business health insurance that covers the costs of any absences?
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