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22 February 2012

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“This information is essential to anyone wanting the best out of their employees” CM, Partner, Charity Link

The National Institute for Health & Clinical Excellence (NICE) has issued guidance for employers on promoting mental wellbeing at work through productive and healthy working conditions

NICE's Professor Mike Kelly says that by following the NICE recommendations an average organisation of 1000 employees can expect to save an estimated £250,000 a year, due to reduced absenteeism and increased performance

According to the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), absence due to sickness directly cost the UK economy over £13.2 billion in 2006

24.6 million working days were lost in 2008/9 due to work-related ill health (HSE). The top two groups of work-related illnesses are musculoskeletal disorders (eg back ache) and stress related conditions

9.3 million working days were lost in 2008/9 through musculoskeletal disorders caused or made worse by work (HSE)

Estimates from the HSE's Labour Force Survey indicate that self-reported work-related stress, depression or anxiety accounted for an estimated 11.4 million lost working days in Britain in 2008/9

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