Feeling like a hero for coming to work while sick? Well, you’re not Opinion You might feel like a hero for battling through a cold, but there's a hidden cost for your company and the economy, writes Paul Schreier
Britain is unwell: Four charts explaining the UK’s long-term sick problem ECONOMICS The topic of sick leave was back in the headlines this week after a health adviser to the government declared that the long-term sick must be forced to look for jobs to cut welfare costs and reduce the UK’s reliance on immigration.
Labour’s growth push continues with ‘fundamental’ welfare reform promised Economics Liz Kendall, the work and pensions secretary, said that her department would become “a genuine department for work” as the new government attempts to tackle the rise in economic inactivity. “DWP has focused almost entirely on the benefits system, and specifically on implementing Universal Credit,” she said in a speech in Barnsley. “Nowhere near enough [...]