Off sick? You need to phone your boss, back-to-work tsar says
Key takeaway
UK government advisor urges direct phone contact between employers and sick employees to reduce economic inactivity.
- Step 1 · The triggergovernment advisor urges employers to phone staff during sickness absence, improving engagement
- Step 2 · Knock-onimproved communication reduces long-term sickness-related economic inactivity, returning more people to the workforce
- Step 3 · Reaches youincreased labour supply eases wage pressure and reduces operational disruption for SMEs with high absence rates
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Source: BBC News — Business
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