Cumbria尽管就业率很高,但失业率仍然很高,这是由于健康问题不断上升,促使人们呼吁提供工作场所保健支助和激励措施。
Cumbria’s high jobless rate despite strong employment is due to rising health issues, prompting calls for workplace health support and incentives.
Cumbria商会的Suzanne Caldwell在政府《英国工作评论》发表后指出,尽管就业率很高,但Cumbria经济仍受到劳动力不断萎缩的制约。
Cumbria’s economy is constrained by a shrinking workforce, despite a high employment rate, according to Suzanne Caldwell of the Cumbria Chamber of Commerce, following the government’s Keep Britain Working Review.
虽然坎布里亚80.1%的就业率超过全国平均水平,但其18.8%的经济无活动率仍然很高,这主要是由于长期健康状况和年轻人心理健康问题不断加剧。
While Cumbria’s employment rate of 80.1% exceeds the national average, its economic inactivity rate of 18.8% remains high, driven largely by long-term health conditions and rising mental health issues among young people.
报告呼吁提供一项新的工作场所保健服务,提供个性化的 " 留在工作场所计划 " 、诸如减税和保留合同等雇主奖励措施,以及改革贴身记录制度。
The report calls for a new Workplace Health Provision service offering personalized Stay-in-Work Plans, employer incentives like tax relief and reserved contracts, and reforms to the fit note system.
Caldwell对调查结果表示欢迎,强调小企业需要支助,例如法定的病假工资退款,以便在费用上涨的情况下实施变革。
Caldwell welcomed the findings, stressing that small businesses need support such as a statutory sick pay rebate to implement changes amid rising costs.