Royal Mail to relaunch sickness bonus scheme

The Royal Mail will re-run its controversial sickness incentive scheme this summer, which rewards workers who do not take time off sick.

The announcement by Jon Allen, head of employee relations at the company, was made at a conference to launch the Confederation of British Industry's (CBI) and Axa's annual survey of workplace absence, which this year reported a slight drop in average absence per employee, from 7.2 to 6.8 days.