CBI / AXA Absence and Wellbeing Management
Conference 2008
This annual event took place on 14th May and this year focused on proactively managing attendance and wellbeing, a welcome move away from reactively managing absence.
The conference is a vehicle for launching the CBI/AXA annual absence survey figures which for 2007 had fallen a little on the previous year from 7.0 days per employee in 2006 to 6.7 days per employee in 2007 with a direct cost of circa £517 per employee. Given the focus of the Health, Work & Wellbeing Agenda, the Stress Management Standards and the huge sums of money pumped into the NHS, the figure of 6.7 days is only 1.5 days lower than 20 years ago and remains disappointing for employers and for government.
Further highlights of this conference are in Brenda Roper's Report
Useful information
- At work and working well? CBI/AXA Absence and labour turnover survey May 2008
- Building the Case for Wellness PriceWaterhouseCoopers February 2008
- Working for a Healthier Tomorrow Dame Carol Black's Review of the health of Britain's working age population March 2008
