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Key takeaways
- More than 250 of the UK's biggest employers, including British Airways, Tesco, Royal Mail, and several government departments, have signed up to his Get Britain Working taskforce.
- The group aims to prevent people dropping out of work due to ill-health and encourage those signed off to come back, with official figures showing the issue costs the UK £212bn a year.
- However, some employers have said previously that tax rises mean many firms cannot afford to invest, while others have warned against pushing ill people into work.
More than 250 of the UK's biggest employers, including British Airways, Tesco, Royal Mail, and several government departments, have signed up to his Get Britain Working taskforce.
The group aims to prevent people dropping out of work due to ill-health and encourage those signed off to come back, with official figures showing the issue costs the UK £212bn a year.
However, some employers have said previously that tax rises mean many firms cannot afford to invest, while others have warned against pushing ill people into work.
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