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Culture change at GMB reduces sickness absence by 80%

By introducing policies and procedures on absence management, and increasing employee awareness of stress and bullying issues, the GMB union's Yorkshire and North Derbyshire region reduced sickness absence rates from 7.3% to 1.3% over an 18-month period.

Key points

  • When a new regional secretary joined the GMB's Yorkshire and North Derbyshire region, he decided to tackle its high absence rates.