Economic inactivity due to sickness could reach 4.3m, report warns Politics The UK’s level of economic inactivity due to sickness could reach 4.3m by the end of this parliament, with an “unthinkable human and economic cost”, a health report has warned. A cross-party commission on health and prosperity, led by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), has published its findings on the future of Britain’s [...]
Feeling like a hero for coming to work while sick? Well, you’re not Opinion You might feel like a hero for battling through a cold, but there's a hidden cost for your company and the economy, writes Paul Schreier