If you think that working makes you sick, think again. In Burnley and Aberdeen, people on long-term incapacity benefits are having their claims reassessed.

The government has also planned to send people who are fit enough to work to the nearest job centre.

Experts state that every morning you wake, you get a boost if you are working and it does wonders to your self-esteem, your bank balance gets pepped up, social circle gets better and it gives you a reason to think good about yourself.

And this is one reason of people who work after retirement being happier than those who decide to sit back and do nothing.

It is also said that recovery gets a boost by getting back to work after a sickness rather than just sitting at home.

Reports also state that people who sit back after an illness for longer become more sick, and having a job after retirement make you live longer and happier.

The two most common causes of sickness absence are back pain and depression but experts state that by getting back to work pronto, these can be dealt with in a better way tan sitting back.

Stress is also something that can be handled in a better way if one keeps working and deals with it properly.