Category: sickness
-
Record surge in long-term sickness claims baffles experts amid mounting benefits costs
•
Britain’s high sickness bill has left policymakers and economists scratching their heads, with near-record numbers of workers absent for long-term health reasons costing the public purse more than £65.7bn a year. Some 2.8 million people are now claiming disability and disability benefits, well above pre-pandemic levels, and the House of…
-
UK workforce set to hit record low as sickness surge takes toll on jobs market
•
Britain’s workforce will fall to a record low, as growing numbers of people who cannot work well will weaken the economy’s future prospects, according to the tax and spending watchdog. New projections from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) suggest that the proportion of over-16s either in work or looking…