STATISTICS
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The overall number of sick days taken per employee fell from 5.3 to 4.4 between 2008 and 2018, while the amount of time lost because of mental health conditions went up*
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Employees are spending unproductive hours at work when ill, rather than taking time off*
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Poor mental health cost UK bosses more than £43 billion in 2018 – that is an increase of 16% since the last estimate of £37 billion in 2016*
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85% of private sector workers said they always or usually go into work when they should take time off work*
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Staff turnover, sickness and lost productivity cost employers about 8% of the average salary for a young person aged 18 to 29 years old in 2018 – equating to £1,723 per employee*
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Presenteeism has risen from 29% in 2014 to 41.7% in 2018*
* Reported by the BBC via Deloitte & MIND