Rising Numbers Of People Are Falling Out Of Employment Due To Long-Term Illness

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The UK economy is losing talented workers to Long Covid, other chronic health conditions and mental ill health.  Concerning figures from the ONS this month show a steep rise in the number of people falling out of employment due to long-term illness. Astriid believes some of this loss of talent could be prevented if businesses adopted a disability-inclusive framework to the challenge of long-term sickness.  169,000 more people have fallen […]