Small businesses have lower sickness absence levels

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has published research that details the impacts and issues surrounding ill health within small firms.

The key finding from the survey is that the average number of days small businesses lost to absence per employee was 1.8 days. This is compared to the 8.4 days average in businesses of all sizes as reported by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. In the public sector the average is 11.3 days.

Many small businesses paint a positiv... (443 more words)

Information centre access is required.