Businesses committed to a fairer Coventry - Recruitment and retention

• Attract and retain staff, increasing productivity.
• Grow a workforce that has the relevant skills and abilities.
• Can showcase the benefits of working for your organisation.
• Good recruitment practices can save costs.
• Employing local staff grows the local economy.
• Attract a wider diverse candidate base.
• Retain employees with good and fair employment and paying the real living wage.
• Promoting a safe and healthy workplace

Did you know?

• 33.7 million million working days are lost in Great Britain due to work-related ill health and non-fatal workplace injuries in 2023/24 Health and Safety Executive
• Stress, depression or anxiety and musculoskeletal disorders accounted for the majority of days lost due to work-related ill health in 2023/24, 16.4 million and 7.8 million respectively. Health and Safety Executive.
• An estimated 185.6 million working days were lost because of sickness or injury in 2022; Office for National Statistics  
• In 2021, 2.5 million workers took time off due to financial well-being problems CEBR

What is the health of the working-age population?

• 1 in 3 working age people in the UK have a health condition
• 1 in 6 adults will have experienced a common mental health disorder in the past week
• 1 in 10 employees in the UK reported having a musculoskeletal condition