Long term absence a major headache among employers - research

Over half (61%) of employers say their primary concern when an employee goes on long term absence is the health and wellbeing of the employee. A further 23% are anxious about the pressure this absence would put on other employees' workloads. While many employees are eager to return to the normality of the office, nearly one in five (17%) employers admitted when dealing with someone with a potentially life threatening condition, they would find it even harder to manage the needs of business and their duty of care to the employee; 14% said they would be anxious about finding a way to deal ...