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order-order.comOffice for National Statistics data published on May 12, 2026, showed 148.8 million working days lost to sickness or injury last year, nearly 10 million more than pre-pandemic levels. Average sickness absence stood at 4.4 days per worker, unchanged from 2024 but above 2019.