One platform to keep the nation working

SalusBridge is absence case management software for UK employers. It connects employees, managers and HR teams, replacing fragmented systems with structured workflows that take every absence or adjustment request to a documented plan.

See how it works

Health-related inactivity costs the UK £212 billion a year.

7%
Of UK GDP: the estimated yearly cost of people being out of work through ill health
2.8m
Working-age people out of work because of ill health, up around 800,000 since 2019
150m
Almost 150 million working days lost to sickness or injury in 2025
300k
Around 300,000 people with a health condition leave work each year
96%
Chance of returning to work after four to six weeks off. After a year, fewer than half return
9.4
Sick days per employee per year, the highest in more than 15 years (CIPD, 2025)
Sources: Keep Britain Working, A National Growth Opportunity, September 2026; Office for National Statistics, 2026; CIPD Health and Wellbeing at Work, 2025

Why early action matters

The first weeks decide the outcome

Someone absent for four to six weeks has a 96% chance of returning. After a year, fewer than half do. Support given early does the most good, and costs the least.

What makes the difference

The Keep Britain Working report asks employers to act early, make timely adjustments and agree practical stay-in-work and return-to-work plans. Doing this consistently for every case, across any organisation, is the hard part. Most organisations have an array of systems and approaches for each step.

Where it breaks down

Absence policies rely on managers having the right conversation at the right time and keeping a robust, compliant record. Achieving that consistently across an organisation is challenging.

From early signal to managed return

SalusBridge replaces reactive, paper-based processes with a proactive, coordinated system.

1

Early Signal

Digital absence notification with automated alerts. No more missed check-ins or lost paperwork. Manager scripts on systematic and configurable dates.
2

Smart Triage

Platform powered recommendations identify the right support at the right time - OH, EAP, or manager-led.
3

Coordinated Support

Employees, managers and HR work from one record, with guided conversations and the employee in control of what is shared.
4

Managed Return

Return and stay-in-work plans with adjustment tracking and real-time analytics.

One platform

SalusBridge runs absence management, workplace adjustments and return-to-work planning on a case timeline in one place, rather than a stack of forms and different systems. From the first day someone is off, or the first request for support, to a documented return, every step has a structured workflow and a record.

Confident managers

Manager guidance and prompts arrive at the right time. Written for managers unsure of saying the wrong thing, with guidance changing as the absence progresses. Each check-in is logged.

Adjustments to keep people in work

Employees can request workplace adjustments at any time, at work or absent, answered within a set timeframe, with guidance on answering well. Agreed adjustments are reviewed, with reminders.

Returns that start well

A guided return-to-work interview when someone comes back, tailored to the situation, with actions, owners and review dates recorded and linked to the plan.

A plan for every stage

Return-to-work plans set out phased hours and duties, adjustments, a return date and review points, built on best practice. Stay-in-work plans support someone finding work harder, with named actions, owners and reviews, before an absence starts.

Privacy people can trust

Designed around UK GDPR and published ICO, DWP and EHRC guidance. Each role sees only what it needs, within privacy settings set by the employer and the employee.

A record you can stand behind

Contacts, plans, adjustments and decisions are recorded as they happen, with names and timestamps, in an audit trail. Audit packs export to PDF, Word or CSV when you need them.

Build your business case and ROI

See the ROI on reducing absence at your organisation. Use the sliders to model the sick days you're losing, what they're costing you, and what your target improvement gives back - in days and in pounds.

Show me how to save this
Your headcount500
Avg sick days / employee / year9
Average salary£40k
Target improvement15%
4,500
Working days lost to absence / year
£818k
What those days are costing
675
Days back to your team at 15% reduction
£123k
Annual saving
Assumptions: UK 220-day working year; you choose the improvement; structured early-contact regimes such as the Netherlands' Gatekeeper Act are associated with significant reductions in long-term sickness and disability inflow; CIPD Health and Wellbeing at Work 2025 reports a UK average of 9.4 sick days per employee per year.
Direct cost only. Excludes presenteeism, replacement-hire costs and tribunal exposure - the actual cost is larger.

Aligned with
Keep Britain Working

Keep Britain Working is the independent review, commissioned by government, of how employers can help people stay healthy and in work. SalusBridge is proud to be a vanguard participant.
Read our view on the September report →

What employers are asked to do

"Design healthier and more inclusive work, act early, make timely adjustments and support practical stay-in-work and return-to-work plans." (A National Growth Opportunity, September 2026)

An employer standard in development

The British Standards Institution is developing an employer-facing standard with the programme, informed by the vanguard's experience.

SalusBridge integrated solution

Timely welfare contact, adjustments agreed and recorded, and return-to-work and stay-in-work plans agreed and signed, supported by manager guidance, prompts, an audit trail and reporting.

Book a conversation

One platform for absence, wellbeing adjustments, and return-to-work and stay-in-work conversations and agreements, with manager guidance, prompts and audit trail reporting.

Talk to us

Email: hello@salusbridge.com