More than a million workers are likely to resign in the next year due to illness or poor mental health, a study suggests.
The fragility of the workforce is a 'direct challenge' to the Government's ambition to grow the economy and boost living standards, the Work Foundation warned.
Researchers found the results are 'particularly concerning' among younger workers, where there is risk a new generation will be 'scarred by unemployment and economic inactivity'.
The foundation's experts, based at Lancaster University, analysed 3,796 workers' health and employment data.
They found one in 17 (6 per cent) believe they will leave their job in the next 12 months due to their health, with these employees seeking a role that is less stressful or quitting the workforce altogether.
