The cost of UK workplace sickness has risen by £29.6bn in five years

Cost of days lost to sick leave and productivity lost to working through sickness, £bn

Sick leave

Working through sickness

104.6

102.7

£100bn

80.0

73.1

75

50

25

0

2018

2019

2022

2023

Sick leave

Working through sickness

104.6

102.7

£100bn

80.0

73.1

75

50

25

0

2018

2019

2022

2023

Sick leave

Working through sickness

104.6

102.7

£100bn

80.0

73.1

75

50

25

0

2018

2019

2022

2023

Sick leave

Working through sickness

104.6

102.7

£100bn

80.0

73.1

75

50

25

0

2018

2019

2022

2023