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London had the lowest sickness absence rate in 2020 at 1.4%, 0.4 percentage points lower than the UK rate.
This may be because London also had the highest rate of furloughing https://t.co/RYU32dkC0w
Minor illness, which includes coughs and colds, was the main reason for sickness absence in 2020.
This has remained the main reason for sickness absence since the time series began in 1995 https://t.co/KJ7N2OmZbq
#COVID19 has accounted for 14% of all sickness absences since April 2020.
However, measures such as furloughing, social distancing, shielding and more homeworking appear to have helped reduce other causes of absence https://t.co/DILqloLHpl
Despite the global #COVID pandemic, sickness absence from work in the UK reached a record low of 1.8% in 2020, down from 3.1% in 1995 https://t.co/7cCjqO1xnf