"There were 800,000 more people out of work now than in 2019 due to health conditions, costing employers 85bn a year, according to the review by former John Lewis boss Sir Charlie Mayfield. The problem could worsen without intervention, but Sir Charlie, who will lead a taskforce aimed at helping people return to work, said this was "not inevitable"."
"Sir Charlie said sickness cost employers 85bn a year through issues including lost productivity and sick pay, but it also cost the broader economy. "Work is generally good for health and health is good for work," he told BBC Breakfast. He added that the rise in sickness is driven by a "surge" in mental health issues among young people and muscular skeletal issues, aches and join pain in older people that was leading them to leave work."
There are 800,000 more people out of work now than in 2019 because of health conditions, and one in five working-age people are out of work and not seeking work. Sickness costs employers £85bn a year through lost productivity, sick pay and turnover and imposes broader economic costs. The state spends around £212bn per year on illness-related inactivity via lost output, higher welfare payments and extra NHS burdens. A further 600,000 people could leave work by the end of the decade without intervention. Key drivers include a surge in mental health problems among younger people and musculoskeletal issues among older people, and some policy measures may create hiring disincentives for those with existing illnesses.
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