Private Sector Sickness Rate Falls Back to Pre-Pandemic Levels

New figures released by the Office for National Statistics show Britain lost 148.8 million working days to sickness absence. That is 9.8 million more than 2019… The ONS reports: “The sickness absence rate was 2.9% for public sector employees and 1.7% for those working in the private sector. Compared with 2024, the sickness absence rate for the public sector remained unchanged, while there was a 0.1 percentage point decrease in the private sector.” The private sector is now back to where it was pre-pandemic… Part-time sickness absence rose 0.2% while full-time was flat. The gap is now 0.9%. The Employment Rights Bill is about to extend rights to flexible and part-time workers…

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