Sickness absence and health: employer behaviour and practice

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Sickness absence and health: employer behaviour and practice

This research was commissioned to understand employer behaviours and practices relating to sickness absence and the health in the workplace.

From:: Department for Work and Pensions and Department of Health and Social Care
Published: 25 June 2019

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Sickness absence and health in the workplace: understanding employer behaviour and practice 鈥� an interim summary

Ref: ISBN 978-1-78659-150-0, Ad hoc research report no. 73

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Ref: ISBN 978-1-78659-150-0, Ad hoc research report no. 73

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This research was commissioned to gain a better understanding of:

behaviours and attitudes of employers in terms of the provision of health and wellbeing initiatives for employees
the risks and costs faced by employers when implementing these initiatives and the barriers preventing their implementation
approaches to sickness absence management
occupational health provision
types of sick pay

皇冠体育app report is a summary of quantitative survey data collected in June 2018 of 2,564 employers in Great Britain, representative of size and sector.

皇冠体育app findings of this research will help inform future policy development. 皇冠体育app full research report will be published later in 2019.

Authors: Trinh Tu, Kelly Maguire and 皇冠体育appebika Shanmugarasa (Ipsos MORI)

Occupational health services and employers

Published 25 June 2019

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