Deloitte may have the answer to the UK’s low productivity. Apparently, only 48% of the UK’s working population exercise for 150 minutes a week or more. If this level could be increased to 70%, then Blightey’s healthier populace would take less sickies, and work 2,783,808 more days a year saving the UK £487mn. The Deloitte report found that from its survey of 10,000, people who exercise less than 150 minutes a week tend to be take 3.5 days more days a year off for sickness.
Deloitte partner Adrian Balcombe said: “”The benefits of a fitter population would be felt throughout the economy. Population more motivated to exercise could boost revenues for health clubs and leisure centre operators; employers would see increased productivity through reduced absenteeism and people would enjoy a healthier lifestyle with reduced risk of illness.”
Of course the UK’s abysmal public transport, coupled with road congestion of high stress inducing heights, has got to be another factor behind the UK’s low productivity.
Maybe if more people walked to work, the government could kill two birds with one stone. So all it needs to do is make it permanently sunny, and the problem is solved.
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