Britain sliding 'into economic crisis' over £85bn sickness bill, ex-John Lewis boss warns

Sickness bill costs £85bn year, says new report, which warns of 'economic crisis'

The landmark Mayfield review proposes a "fundamental shift" in how ill health at work is treated by employees, employers and health services.

Britain 'sliding into avoidable crisis' as workplace sickness costing UK economy 7% of GDP

Britain is losing an estimated seven per cent of GDP every year due to workplace illness, according to a major review warning the country is "sliding into an avoidable crisis". Sir Charlie Mayfield, the former John Lewis chief executive, said rising ill health and work absences pose a growing threat to economic growth and national prosperity.His review shows that 800,000 additional workers have left employment since 2019 because of health proble…

UK ‘sliding into avoidable crisis’, major review into workplace sickness warns

Sir Charlie Mayfield warned of the economic, human and social costs of ‘lost opportunity, stalled careers, and reduced life chances’.

Sicknote Britain is costing more than £200bn a year

A new report by former John Lewis boss Sir Charlie Mayfield lays bare the impact of the growing problem on taxpayers, the NHS and the wider economy.

Logistics UK Response To Government’s Keep Britain Working Review

A landmark government review urges employers to spend £6 billion a year supporting staff to tackle Britain’s health-related worklessness crisis, writes Peter Brown. Charlie Mayfield’s pre-budget report warns that businesses must play a central role in addressing rising ill-health driving millions out of work. The former John Lewis chair, appointed to lead the government’s Keep Britain Working review, called for a major expansion of occupational …

Businesses told to invest £6bn a year on workplace health

The Keep Britain Working review has been published ahead of the Autumn Budget this month.  Employers have been urged to better support workers’ health, after a major government-commissioned review warned Britain’s growing levels of long-term sickness are driving people out of the labour market and costing the economy billions each year. Led by former John Lewis chair Charlie Mayfield, the review shows as many as one in five working-age adults, w…