Absence rates and costs in the UK in 2008

Sickness absences continued to have a marked impact on employers in the UK during 2008; this IRS survey provides detailed analyses of absence rates by such factors as industry and location, supplemented by statistics on the financial impact of non-attendance on organisations.

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Headline results for sickness absence in 2008
Absence rates by industry
Absence rates by country and region of the UK
Absence rates by occupation
The cost of sickness absence
Our research
Table 1: Headline results for absence rates in 2008
Table 2: Private sector services absence rates in 2008
Table 3: Manufacturing and production sector absence rates in 2008
Table 4: Public sector absence rates in 2008
Table 5: Regional absence rates in 2008
Table 6: Occupational absence rates in 2008
Table 7: The cost of absence per head of workforce in 2008
Additional resources on XpertHR
Absence rates in the UK: technical notes.