It’s ‘national sickie day’ – is ill-health holding back the UK economy?
by Larry Elliott from Economics | The Guardian on (#6JCRY)
ONS figures suggest long-term sickness is preventing more people from looking for work
The first Monday of February is apparently the most popular day for employees to call in sick, so the timing of the latest labour market health check by Britain's number crunchers could scarcely have been better.
According to the latest evidence the UK has an even bigger problem with inactivity due to long-term sickness than previously thought.
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