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Sick at Work The cost of presenteeism to your business and the economy. July 2011 Part of the Medibank research series • In 2009/10, the total cost of presenteeism to the Australian economy was estimated to be $34.1 billion • On average, 6.5 working days of productivity are lost per employee annually as a result of presenteeism • Presenteeism equated to a 2.7% decrease in 2010 GDP Contents What is presenteeism? 3 The cost of presenteeism 4 Presenteeism: the ongoing problem 5 The causes of presenteeism 6 The ageing workforce 8 The impact of the economic downturn 9 What employers can do 10 About Medibank and KPMG Econtech 11 Presenteeism is a workplace health issue that is not going away. Employers need to act now to reduce its impact and create a healthier, happier and more productive workplace. Medibank’s Sick at Work: The cost of presenteeism to your business and the economy. July 2011 research paper draws on the results from Economic Modelling of the Cost of Presenteeism in Australia: 2011 Update (Medibank, KPMG Econtech) published in July 2011. To obtain a full copy of the report from Medibank, please contact victoria_ hanlon@.au or 03 8622 6388. 2 What is presenteeism? Presenteeism is defined as the productivity that is lost when employees come to work but, as a consequence of illness or other medical conditions, are not fully productive. Employees who work when ill are more prone to injury and, if contagious, increase the risk of passing on an illnes