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title: The Absenteeism Report 2018
description: With input from 300 HR professionals, CIPD’s Senior Policy Adviser and our own business leaders, this report shines a light on the current absence landscape and shares some practical advice for HR and business leaders looking to tackle it head-on.
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# Absenteeism Report 2018

# Causes, consequences and cures

**Absence costs the UK as a whole £18 billion, a figure that is set to rise to £21 billion in 2020 and £26 billion in 2030.**

 

So, what can businesses do to keep their employees healthy and happy? And what do HR leaders across the UK think about absence, it’s consequences, causes and cures?

 

For our latest report, we surveyed 300 HR professionals, interviewed CIPDs senior policy adviser, and talked to some of our own experts. We brought their insights together into our latest report to explore:

 

- The role of the workplace environment
- Practical ways businesses can and should react to absence
- Holiday and flexitime
- The role of technology
- The trends you need to understand

 

 

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