Mental ill health 'costs £1,000 per employee'

Businesses across Britain are losing £1,000 a year for every person they employ because of mental ill health among their staff, says a report published by the Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health.

Mental Health at Work: Developing the business case finds that the total cost to UK employers of mental ill health among their staff is more £25bn – that is equivalent to £1,000 per employee.

The costs break down as:

£8.4bn in sickness absence;£2.4bn to replace s... (253 more words)

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