Sickness Absence Rate Down to Just Four Days a Year for Every Worker – ONS

UK workers are taking less sick days as figures reveal new average

The number of sick days taken per person was down in 2024

UK workers are taking fewer sick days as figures reveal new average

The number of sick days taken per person was down in 2024

Sickness absence rate down to just four days a year for every worker – ONS

An estimated 148.9 million working days were lost in the UK because of sickness or injury in 2024.

Over 148 million working days lost to sickness

standfirst: An average 4.4 working days were lost per employee in 2024 for sickness and injury, with higher absence rates across the public sector, but the rate is nearly back to pre-covid levelsIn total, 148.9 million days, equivalent to 2% of all working days in 2024 were lost due to absences for sickness and injury, albeit down slightly by 0.2% on the previous year.Despite a slight improvement, the 2024 figure is still worse than before the p…

UK workers are taking less sick days because the figures reveal the new average

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