Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 30412

Sick Leave: Productivity

Tabled: 10 February 2025
Answered: 18 February 2025

Question

Blake Stephenson

Conservative — Mid Bedfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of levels of workplace sickness on productivity.

Answer

Alison McGovern
The Department has not assessed the potential impact of levels of workplace sickness on productivity. The Department published an estimate of the overall cost to the economy due to sickness absence in 2016 Work, Health and Disability Green Paper. The anal...
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