Going to work while sick is costing the economy £25bn, report suggests
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WORKERS feeling pressured to work through illness instead of taking sick days is costing the economy tens of billions, a new report revealed today.
The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) commission on health and prosperity estimates the cost of sickness has risen by £30 billion since 2018.
It attributes £25bn of this to lower productivity caused by people working through illness, while the other £5bn is lost due to actual sick days.
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