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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
David Maddox

Work-related illness costing UK economy £400m a week, union analysis says

The number of cumulative sick days lost due to ill-health has increased by a third since 2010, to 34 million - (Getty Images)

New analysis has suggested that work-related illness is costing the UK economy more than £400 million a week.

The study, based on data from government workplace regulator the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), and carried out for the Trades Union Congress (TUC), also revealed that the number of cumulative sick days lost due to ill-health has increased by a third since 2010, to 34 million.

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