In a recent article, HMRC confirmed that sickness absence costs employers around £9 billion per year and employees with sickness problems continues to be a major issue in the workplace.
The Department of Health and Social Care and the Department of Work and Pensions have published a consultation seeking views on how they can best reduce the significant numbers of people that leave work each year for health reasons. When someone has a period of time off work due to ill-health, it can have a negative impact on your business and on the individual concerned.
The proposals in the consultation aim to make it easier for employers to support any staff members who are managing health conditions at work or returning from sickness absence.
The proposals include:
This new consultation will be open until 15 October 2019 and more details can be found here.
