Does employee volunteering cut down on ‘sickies’?

Nearly half (42%) of companies who allow their staff time off work to volunteer say it helps reduce staff sick days, new research has claimed.

The survey of companies, who cumulatively employ over 230,000 staff, also reveals that one in six employees feel healthier and take fewer days off sick since taking part in employee volunteering programmes.

The research, from volunteering and training organisation Community Service Volunteers (CSV) and Barclays, also looks at how employee volunte... (371 more words)

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