Preventative health

Health assessments as a preventative measure

Why most employers are solving the wrong problem, and what health assessments can do about it Mental ill-health is the leading cause of workplace absence in the UK. It has topped the list of employer concerns for several consecutive years. And yet sickness absence continues to rise — with the CIPD reporting absence levels at Health assessments as a preventative measure

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