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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Samuel Lovett

Long Covid fuelling staff absences among UK employers, research finds

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Long Covid has become one of the main causes of long-term staff absences among a quarter of UK employers, new research shows.

The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) found that 26 per cent of companies now cite the condition as a main cause of extended absence, in a survey of 804 organisations that represent more than 4.3 million employees.

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