In 2022, the sickness absence rate in the United Kingdom's public sector was 3.6 percent, compared with 2.3 percent in the private sector. Throughout this provided time period, the sickness absence rate in the public sector has consistently been higher than that of the private sector.
Percentage of working hours that were lost due to sickness absence in the public and private sectors in the United Kingdom from 1995 to 2022
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (April 26, 2023). Percentage of working hours that were lost due to sickness absence in the public and private sectors in the United Kingdom from 1995 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/290241/uk-sickness-absence-rate-public-vs-private-sector/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Percentage of working hours that were lost due to sickness absence in the public and private sectors in the United Kingdom from 1995 to 2022." Chart. April 26, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/290241/uk-sickness-absence-rate-public-vs-private-sector/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Percentage of working hours that were lost due to sickness absence in the public and private sectors in the United Kingdom from 1995 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/290241/uk-sickness-absence-rate-public-vs-private-sector/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Percentage of Working Hours That Were Lost Due to Sickness Absence in The Public and Private Sectors in The United Kingdom from 1995 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/290241/uk-sickness-absence-rate-public-vs-private-sector/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Percentage of working hours that were lost due to sickness absence in the public and private sectors in the United Kingdom from 1995 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/290241/uk-sickness-absence-rate-public-vs-private-sector/ (last visited April 19, 2024)
Percentage of working hours that were lost due to sickness absence in the public and private sectors in the United Kingdom from 1995 to 2022 [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), April 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/290241/uk-sickness-absence-rate-public-vs-private-sector/