Your Business Wellbeing

The cost of ill health in the workplace

Is  extremely high and, is rapidly becoming an issue that employers can no longer afford to ignore:

1.2million people suffering from work related illness

27.3million lost working days

£14.3billion estimated cost of injuries & ill health

Poor workforce wellbeing accounts for more than a 25% reduction in productivity. (Source: HSE Report 2014/15)

Musculoskeletal disorders

Musculoskeletal disorders (MSD’s) were responsible for 9.5 million lost working days in 2005    (Source: HSE)

The average days lost, per MSD case, weighs in at between 15-17 working days

Each MSD case costs companies an average of £1400 – £1600

Mental Health

The Centre for Mental Health calculated that presenteeism from mental ill health alone costs the UK economy £15.1 billion per annum, while absenteeism costs £8.4 billion

Depression and anxiety are  more commonly associated with presenteesim than absenteesim.     (Source: Sanderson 2006).