32% of employers do not measure the impact of sickness absence – GRiD
Figures from previous years showed 61% measured absence in 2025, 59% in 2023, 63% in both 2022 and 2021, and 65% in 2020.
Research from GRiD found 32% of employers do not currently measure the impact of sickness absence on their organisation.
In 2024, 69% of employers reported measuring absence and 27% did not.
Figures from previous years showed 61% measured absence in 2025, 59% in 2023, 63% in both 2022 and 2021, and 65% in 2020.
The proportion who did not measure absence was 32% in 2025, 41% in 2023, 33% in 2022, 31% in 2021, and 35% in 2020.
Employers who track absence mainly use the cost of lost time, with 48% calculating hours and days lost.
Loss of productivity was measured by 45%, and 40% looked at sick pay provision including statutory sick pay and salary costs.
Indirect costs such as colleagues covering work, learning time, and management time were measured by 39%, while 34% looked at direct costs for temps and agency fees.
Katharine Moxham, spokesperson for GRiD, said: “It’s vital that employers record absence and have a good understanding of the impact to their business.
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