6.6 million working days

Lost in NZ to absence in 2016

40% of sick days

Due to work-related mental stress

$600 to $1,000 a year

Typical employee’s absence costs their employer

22.9 %

Increase in Stress Levels

$1.51 billion

Direct costs of absence to our economy in 2016

500 Corporates

Said that reduction of stress was the biggest motivation for their employee wellness program

Wellness has a sizeable impact on the productivity of most enterprises, with most experiencing a noticeable drop in output when staff are unwell. Enterprises with more than 50 staff consistently bear higher costs per absent worker than smaller enterprises...

The 2016 survey found the average cost per absent employee was at least twice as high in larger than smaller enterprises. Higher wages and higher absence levels in larger enterprises are key factors. Direct costs of absence amount to more than $1.51 billion a year.

Absence costs rise above 50 staff
( Table Below : Reference - Wellness in Workplace Survey 2017
https://www.businessnz.org.nz/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/128547/Wellness-in-the-Workplace-Survey-2017.pdf )