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The UK lost more than an estimated £100 billion ($129 billion) in productivity in 2023 due to employee sickness, according to a recent report from the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), a London-based think tank.
Where in the world? The number of people living with major illness in the UK is predicted to grow by 2040, in part due to long Covid and indirect pandemic-related health outcomes.
The cost of lost productivity in 2023 had risen by £30 million since 2018 in the UK, with £25 billion due to lower productivity from employees working while sick, also known as presenteeism. UK