Health and Wellbeing at Work

The CIPD’s 2025 Health and Wellbeing at Work report, supported by Criticaleye CPO Retreat 2026 Partner Simplyhealth, examines health, wellbeing and attendance trends and challenges. Now in its 24th edition, the report presents evidence to help employers and their people teams make informed decisions about their health and wellbeing policies and interventions to improve employee and organisational outcomes.

Key takeaways include:

• There has been a sharp increase in sickness absence, with average levels rising to 9.4 days per employee per year, compared with 7.8 in 2023 and 5.8 in 2022
• Preventing stress and supporting mental health requires concerted action. Only half of organisations overall think their efforts to reduce stress in the workplace are effective
• Working from home can lower absence and boost productivity. 35 percent of organisations report that presenteeism (working when unwell) has risen as a result of employees working from home