In 2025, it was found that in companies with a workforce of over ***employees, the average rate of absence per employee was **** days in 2025, compared to a rate of only *** days in companies with fewer than ** employees. Meanwhile, companies that had between *** and *** employees had the largest average number of days lost per employee, at **** days per year.
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CIPD. (September 9, 2025). Average rate of absence per employee in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2025, by company workforce size [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 30, 2026, from /statistics/1133791/absence-rates-in-the-uk-by-company-size/
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