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Long-term Sickness Blighting UK Economy

Cumbria Chamber of Commerce, along with other Chambers nationally, says the UK must tackle its status as the sick man of the G7 if we want to grow the economy. Businesses want to see a major shake-up of the UK’s approach to ill-health which is excluding people from work and hobbling the economy.  Around 7% of the UK workforce, almost 2.8 million people, is currently out of work due to long-term sickness, whereas the equivalent figure in Japan is…
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Cumbria Chamber of Commerce broke the news in on Monday, November 3, 2025.
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