Is HR accidentally contributing to high absenteeism levels?

Businesses could be inadvertently contributing to high absentee levels by maintaining a poor working environment, AdviserPlus warns.

In the firm’s Absenteeism Report 2018, researchers found that the majority of the people (64%) said that they felt that a poor work environment could ‘substantially’ contribute to sickness levels. Only two per cent of respondents felt that it has no impact at all.

The workplace environment can be harmed by several factors, such as:

• Desks and chairs – if they are not suitable, they could be causing aches and pains for staff

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