A report suggests that providing better support for ill workers could save the UK government over £1bn, counteracting potential benefit cuts. The Commission for Healthier Working Lives highlights that 8 million Britons with health conditions face work limitations, and improving their support is crucial. The TUC emphasizes the significant losses from work-related ill health, urging new employment rights legislation. The report warns against short-sighted policies and promotes a proactive approach to retain workers with health conditions, potentially allowing over 100,000 more individuals to remain employed within five years.
Giving working people more control and predictability over their lives will help create a happier, healthier and more robust workforce.
Keeping people in a job was essential for economic growth, reducing the benefits bill and building a healthier UK.
The Commission for Healthier Working Lives called for a step-change in job support for people with health conditions.
We need to turn the corner on Britain's low-rights, low-pay economic model that has been tested to destruction over the last 14 years.
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