Sickness absence rates and management 2025

The Brightmine 2025 survey on sickness absence rates and management. The survey is based on responses from 333 organisations, covering a total of 369,951 employees.

Survey questions

Which metrics does your organisation use to record sickness absence rates?
- What was the percentage of working time lost to absence in 2024?
- What was the average number of days of absence per employee in 2024?
How has the level of sickness absence changed over the past 12 months?
How do you think the removal of the three-day waiting period for statutory sick pay will impact employee behaviour, attitudes and health?
Does your organisation provide sickness absence management training for line managers?
What areas does the sickness absence management training cover?
Do you feel that line managers generally have the skills to manage sickness absence effectively at your organisation?
Thinking about avoidable sickness absence, which of the following would be the main priority to address in order to minimise absences?

Additional information

Date:: 01 March 2025
Source:: Brightmine Surveys
Participants:: 333

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Sickness absence rates and management research 2025

Benchmarking - HR Metrics

Sickness absence rates and management 2025

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