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).