Long COVID represents significant threat to workforce Published:
06 Apr 2021 New data from the Office for National Statistic (ONS) has found more than a million people in the UK were experiencing long COVID in February this year.
An estimated 674,000 people said their symptoms have negatively impacted on their ability to undertake their day-to-day activities, showing signs of a new way coronavirus may be impacting the workplace.
Kate Underwood, managing director of Kate Underwood HR and Training, said employers around the country need to start thinking about how they will deal with long COVID in the months and potentially years ahead.
She said: “Many of the people impacted by long COVID, with symptoms such as shortness of breath and fatigue, will still be working and they need understanding employers to help them get through.