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Employee Absenteeism

In 2005 the national average sickness absence per employee was 9.2 days costing UK industry £12 billion.

The average cost to an employer is £570 per day taken of sickness absence.

Absenteeism and the cost to industry is rising by 8.7% per year.

Many industries have now introduced wellbeing programmes, part of a whole range of employee support measures which improve the physical and psychological health of the workforce through counselling and practical measures such as therapy in the workplace.

• The Metropolitan Police Authority has saved over £30 million since launching a £350,000 workplace health campaign in 2003. Absence levels have fallen from 10.2 days to 7.1 days per employee.
• The launch of a health case management toolkit across its UK sites has helped GlaxoSmithKline reduce its absence rates. On some sites absence rates halved and on one site it made savings of around £1.5 million within a year.

Whether you are looking to enhance your current wellbeing programme or implement a new initiative Complete Therapies Agency work with your organisation to deliver effective, individually tailored strategies. Complete Therapies Agency will take the time to discuss and assess the most appropriate and tailored therapy scheme for your organisation. This will take into account the industry, working conditions, existing support arrangements and budgets. Please contact us to arrange a consultation.