A new analysis reveals that public sector workers are more likely to take mental health sick days compared to their private sector counterparts. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) found that 12.9% of sickness absence in the public sector in 2022 was due to mental health conditions, while the figure for the private sector was 6.7%.
Public sector workers are more likely to take mental health sick days than employees in the private sector , an analysis has found. The latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures showed, in 2022, 12.9 per cent of sickness absence within the public sector was due to mental health conditions. This compared to 6.7 per cent in the private sector across the same year. Mental health conditions recorded by the ONS include stress, depression and anxiety. Overall, 18.
5 million days were lost in sickness absence to mental health conditions in 2022 across all sectors. This compared to 44.3 million days lost in sickness absence to minor illnesses, which include coughs, colds, flu, sickness, nausea and diarrhoea. There was a 3.6 per cent sickness absence rate in the public sector in 2022, compared to 2.3 per cent in the private sector. Tory MP Helen Whately, the shadow work and pensions secretary, called on the Government to 'get a grip' on the 'growing problem'. There was a 3.6 per cent sickness absence rate in the public sector in 2022, compared to 2.3 per cent in the private sector Helen Whately, the shadow work and pensions secretary, urged ministers to 'get a grip' Ms Whately told the Telegraph: 'After the pandemic, more people are struggling with their mental health, and the numbers are only going one way. 'The Government must get a grip of this to avoid sky-high benefit bills, lost productivity and wasted lives. Instead they're dragging their feet on vital reforms. 'Labour clearly isn't serious about this after our plan to save £12billion on the spiralling sickness and benefit budget. 'Britain deserves better than a Government which can't, or won't, tackle this growing problem.' The sickness absence rate in 2022 in central government was 2.1 per cent, compared to 3.5 per cent in local government, and 5 per cent in the NHS and health secto
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