In 2022, the sickness absence rate in the United Kingdom's public sector was 3.6 percent, compared with 2.3 percent in the private sector. Throughout this provided time period, the sickness absence rate in the public sector has consistently been higher than that of the private sector.
Percentage of working hours that were lost due to sickness absence in the public and private sectors in the United Kingdom from 1995 to 2022
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic a high number of people in employment were on furlough (away from work which they expect to return to) during 2020 which has impacted some of the measures of sickness absence; some of the falls seen in 2020 will be because there were fewer people in work,
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (April 26, 2023). Percentage of working hours that were lost due to sickness absence in the public and private sectors in the United Kingdom from 1995 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/290241/uk-sickness-absence-rate-public-vs-private-sector/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Percentage of working hours that were lost due to sickness absence in the public and private sectors in the United Kingdom from 1995 to 2022." Chart. April 26, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/290241/uk-sickness-absence-rate-public-vs-private-sector/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Percentage of working hours that were lost due to sickness absence in the public and private sectors in the United Kingdom from 1995 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/290241/uk-sickness-absence-rate-public-vs-private-sector/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Percentage of Working Hours That Were Lost Due to Sickness Absence in The Public and Private Sectors in The United Kingdom from 1995 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/290241/uk-sickness-absence-rate-public-vs-private-sector/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Percentage of working hours that were lost due to sickness absence in the public and private sectors in the United Kingdom from 1995 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/290241/uk-sickness-absence-rate-public-vs-private-sector/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Percentage of working hours that were lost due to sickness absence in the public and private sectors in the United Kingdom from 1995 to 2022 [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), April 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/290241/uk-sickness-absence-rate-public-vs-private-sector/
