London, UK: Nearly two million workers in Great Britain suffered from work-related ill health in the financial year 2022/23, according to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
According to the HSE’s data, 1.8 million workers reported experiencing work-related ill health during the period. Of these cases, around half were attributed to stress, depression, or anxiety.
An estimated 35.2 million working days were lost in 2022/23 due to self-reported work-related ill health or injury.
HSE’s chief executive Sarah Albon said: “Preventing or tackling work-related stress can provide significant benefits to employees, improving their experience of work and their overall health; and also to employers including increased productivity, decreased absenteeism, and reduced staff turnover.”
In 2021/22, the estimated annual costs associated with workplace injuries and new cases of work-related ill health reached £20.7bn. This represents a £1.9bn increase compared to figures from 2019/20.
The report revealed that 135 workers lost their lives in work-related accidents during the period and 561,000 workers sustained self-reported non-fatal injuries in the workplace.
