Table 1a: Profile of long-term sickness absence in autumn 2007 - named practice for employers in private sector services

In this table:
Financial services
General services: housing associations
General services: miscellaneous
Hotels and catering
Retail and wholesale
Transport and communication

Table 1b: Profile of long-term sickness absence in autumn 2007 - named practice for employers in the manufacturing and production sector

Table 1c: Profile of long-term sickness absence in autumn 2007 - named practice for employers in the public sector

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Financial services

Employer
(employee nos.)¹

Estimated annual cost of long-term absences

No. of employees currently on long-term absence

Most effective means of managing long-term absence

Computershare (1,430) (W)

£120,000

7 (actual)

External occupational health service

esure (600) (S)

£350,000 (for all types of sickness absence)

12 (actual)

Occupational health/company physician

Europe Arab Bank (320) (W)

-

1 (actual)

HR

GMAC (300) (W)

-

4 (approx.)

External occupational health service

Lifestyle Services Group (LSG) (329) (W)

£5,000

2 (actual)

HR

Money Advice Trust (150) (W)

£63,000

4 (actual)

External occupational health service

National Australia Group (10,000) (W)

-

200 (approx.)

Occupational health/company physician

Old Mutual (140) (S)

£30,000

1 (actual)

External occupational health service

Open + Direct Insurance (170) (W)

£3,000

1 (actual)

Line manager

Provident Insurance (430) (W)

£686 per employee, but much higher if management time is taken into account

5 (actual)

HR

Prudential UK (4,700) (W)

£6 million (direct and indirect costs)

50 (approx.)

HR

Wesleyan Assurance Society (850) (W)

£1 million

15 (approx.)

External occupational health service

General services: housing associations

Employer
(employee nos.)¹

Estimated annual cost of long-term absences

No.