The People Maintenance Specialists

EVERWELL OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Sickness Absence Management.

 

UK businesses lose more than £13.2 billion each year through employee sickness (source CBI).   With a national average of circa 3% or 8 days lost per employee, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (source CIPD’s 2006 Absence Management survey) estimate that sickness absence costs £598 per employee per year.  At just £75/day this estimate probably excludes all the extra on-costs such as Management time, loss of productivity, increased overtime or contractor levels, etc…. 

 

Even at this low estimate of £75/day, a quick calculation will show how the cost of absence can soon spirals upward.  If we take the above figures and assume a company of 100 people then the cost at:

 

3% absence = 100 people x 8 days x £75/day = £60k per annum

4% absence = 100 people x 10 days x £75/day = £75k per annum

5% absence = 100 people x 13 days x £75/day = £98k per annum

6% absence = 100 people x 16 days x £75/day = £120k per annum

 

Quite clearly, a very important aspect of any regular OH service is to concentrate on reducing absence levels. 

 

With higher than average absence levels the financial justification for investing in an OH service is straightforward.  In the above example if you could reduce absence by just 1% then this would generate an annual saving of circa £20k.  This saving would more than pay for Everwell’s services!

 

 

Everwell is experienced in all aspects of:

 

· Sickness Absence Management.

It is recognised that early assessment, diagnosis and medical intervention aids early return-to-work!  So if you are going to do something do it now not in two, three,… months time!

· DDA - Disability Discrimination Act Medical Assessments

· Employee Rehabilitation.

· Return-to-Work Programmes.

· Assessing employees’ capability to perform the job.

· Ill health retirement.

· Implementation of an effective Sickness Absence Policy.

 

 

Working together we can get your employees back to work quickly, productively and safely.

 

Contact: enquiries@everwelloh.co.uk