The cost of doing nothing
is no longer abstract.
A short reading of the New Zealand workplace, drawn from public sources and our own conversations with HR teams across Auckland.
Lost to absenteeism in NZ in 2024
Lost to disengagement in NZ in 2024
Together, that's $11.67 billiona year, roughly 3.6% of New Zealand's GDP, quietly leaving the economy through tired, disengaged, sore people.
The numbers behind absenteeism and presenteeism are easy to glaze past. Read slowly. They describe a country where movement, rest, and care are quietly in deficit, and where a small, consistent intervention pays back many times over.
of NZ workers report regular back, neck or shoulder pain
average sick days per worker per year, NZ 2024
knowledge workers report burnout in the past 12 months
average ACC claim, work-related musculoskeletal injury
say wellness benefits affect whether they stay at a job
more productive after 30 minutes of mid-day movement
lower turnover at companies with structured wellness
returned per £1 spent on workplace wellbeing — Deloitte UK
For every dollar spent on workplace wellbeing, studies suggest a return of three to five.
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