Data show a 16–34-year-old employed in 2023 is as likely to report a work-limiting health condition as someone aged 45–54 did ten years ago.
At least one in ten young employees have reported having a work-limiting health condition, according to an analysis published on Friday.
The Health Foundation said a 16—34-year-old employed in 2023 is now as likely to report a work-limiting health condition as someone aged 45—54 did ten years ago.
The proportion of people working with work-limiting health conditions has also increased in other age groups, impacting 3.7 million working-age people, the analysis shows.
Meanwhile, sickness absence rates have jumped to the highest level since 2008 after more than two decades of decline.
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