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"Overall, 2.8 million working age people are now economically inactive due to health conditions, according to the Keep Britain Working review released on Wednesday. Among 16-34 year-olds, the number of people out of work due to long-term sickness and with a mental health condition increased by 76 per cent between 2019 and 2024. Ex-John Lewis boss Sir Charlie Mayfield was commissioned by the government to lead the report."
Britain is sliding into an avoidable crisis in work with one in five adults out of the labour force. Overall, 2.8 million working-age people are economically inactive due to health conditions. Among 16-34 year-olds, long-term sickness and mental health conditions causing worklessness rose 76% between 2019 and 2024. Sir Charlie Mayfield was commissioned by the government to lead a review on how officials and businesses could help disabled or long-term sick people into jobs. Poor workplace health costs UK employers around £85 billion a year, and ill health is reducing national output by about 7% of GDP.
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