Reason for sickness absence can predict employee deaths

Employees who take long spells of sick leave more than once in three years are at a higher risk of death than their colleagues who take no such absence, particularly if their absence is due to circulatory or psychiatric problems or for surgery, concludes a study on bmj.com today.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news142227782.html">Reason for sickness absence can predict employee deaths</a></p> <p>Employees who take long spells of sick leave more than once in three years are at a higher risk of death than their colleagues who take no such absence, particularly if their absence is due to circulatory or psychiatric problems or for surgery, concludes a study on bmj.com today.</p>