Ill behaviour | Sick pay reform could boost UK economy by £3.9bn

Statutory sick pay reform could boost the economy by a whopping £3.9billion over the next five years, new research has revealed.

Leading benefits provider Unam’s research, conducted by WPI Economics and presented to Parliament today, shows how reforming the UK’s 40-year-old statutory sick pay system could save the Exchequer £1.3billion, in addition to the £3.9billion economic boost.