That’s quite a headline I read this weekend.
The article actually focuses more on the cost of sickness benefit to UK government.
But I read it as a profit alarm bell for businesses.
Putting a heavy strain on your bottom line: through productivity loss, management time, potential higher turnover and disruption to customers or quality.
HR should be your profit partner, not just a compliance function.
We help businesses like yours turn people strategy into a commercial advantage. For example, by reducing sickness-related disruptions by crafting resilient, people-focused solutions that aren’t just “nice-to-haves” but genuine profit drivers.
Drop me a line if you want to explore how!
I beleive HR should be a driver of business success and not a cost centre.
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