Sick Days at 10-Year High Amid Surge in Stress and Mental Health Issues

The government seeks to introduce tax incentives and subsidies to organisations, providing occupational health services to employees.

An ambulance drives from St. Thomas's Hospital in London on Jan. 7, 2022. Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

Sickness absences among UK employees are at the highest levels in over a decade according to a new report.

Britons were absent from work an average of 7.8 days over the past year. This is two days more than the pre-pandemic rate of 5.8 days.