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UK sick leave hits highest rate in almost 20 years

The average worker was off 5.7 days due to sickness in 2022, the highest rate since 2004, according to the Office for National Statistics.

The ONS said sick leave last year equated to 185.6 million working days being lost, or 2.6% of working hours, an increase from 2.2% the previous year.

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