Three Ways To Manage Stress Related Sickness Absence

The most recent Labour Force Survey (LFS) highlights some concerning statistics:

• 828,000 Workers suffering from work-related stress, depression or anxiety (new or longstanding) in 2019/20 and
• 9 million Working days lost due to work-related stress, depression or anxiety in 2019/20

As stress is one of the top causes of workplace absence, employers can focus on a creating a workplace culture to minimise the likelihood of employees experiencing workplace stress and taking time off sick as a result.

What can employers do about this? 

There are a number of tools they can use to manage sickness absence ad create a healthy culture, including: 

1. having a proper policies and processes in place; and