10 years of Britain's Healthiest Workplace Insights
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Employee health and UK business productivity over 10 years
Since 2014, we’ve been researching workplace health and wellbeing in UK organisations through our Britain's Healthiest Workplace survey.
Over the past 10 years, we've gathered data from hundreds of organisations and thousands of employees, allowing us to provide insights on some of the key employee health and wellbeing trends, and their impact on business productivity.
We're seeing common trends in the workplace
Productivity Trends
Lost productivity due to ill-health is estimated to have cost the UK economy £860 billion between 2014 and 2023.
Generational Health Gaps
In 2023, those aged 35 and younger were 63% more likely to suffer from depression compared to older employees; and 15% more likely to suffer from burnout.
Physical Health Decline
Obesity rates have increased 51% between 2014 and 2023.
Let's take a closer look
Exploring the report's three key themes over the past 10 years.
The productivity problem
- The average UK employee lost approximately 50 days of productive time in 2023
- Lost productivity due to employee ill-health is estimated to have cost the UK economy £860 billion between 2014 and 2023
- On average, younger employees face greater productivity losses, compared to older employees
- Employee health is closely tied to productivity.
The UK's mental and physical health landscape
- Employees 35 and younger are more likely to suffer from depression and burnout compared to older employees
- Obesity rates up 51% since 2014
- 37% of employees were physically inactive in 2023.
The changing face of work
- 63% of employees want their employer to do more to support their health
- On average, only 25% of wellbeing interventions offered are used by employees
- Health is the most significant factor influencing productivity, not where we work.
Source: 10 Years of Britain's Healthiest Workplace: The changing face of the UK at work, 2025
