Q. Treasury: Sick Leave

Treasury: Sick Leave

(asked on 17th December 2020) - View Source

Questioner

Anneliese Dodds
(Labour (Co-op) - Oxford East)

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many working days have been lost to staff sickness in his Department in each month of the last five years, by directorate.

Answered by

Kemi Badenoch
President of the Board of Trade

This question was answered on 13th January 2021

We do not report on sick days monthly, we do however have a return that we do annually. The number of sick days by directorate in each of the last 5 years can be found in the following tables:

2015/16

Directorate	Sick Days
Business and International Tax	135
Corporate Centre	657
Economics	107
Enterprise & Growth	61
Financial Services	270
Financial Stability	71
Fiscal	103
International	428
IUK	127
Ministerial & Communications	148
National Infrastructure Commission	Fewer than 5
Personal Tax, Welfare & Pensions	207
Public Services	345
Public Spending	227
Strategy, Planning & Budget	68
Treasury Legal Advisors	Fewer than 5
Department	2954

2016/17

Directorate	Sick Days
Business and International Tax	172.5
Corporate Centre	668.5
Economics	102
Enterprise & Growth	76
Financial Services	291
Financial Stability	131.5
Fiscal	68.5
International	318.5
IUK	Fewer than 5
Ministerial & Communications	211
National Infrastructure Commission	27
Personal Tax, Welfare & Pensions	504.5
Public Services	272
Public Spending	190.5
Strategy, Planning & Budget	99
Treasury Legal Advisors	Fewer than 5
Department	3132.5

2017/18

Directorate	Sick Days
Business and International Tax	103
Corporate Centre	595
Economics	119
Enterprise & Growth	133
Financial Services	400
Financial Stability	213.5
Fiscal	250
International	425.5
Ministerial & Communications	347.5
Personal Tax, Welfare & Pensions	178.5
Public Services	190
Public Spending	180.5
Strategy, Planning & Budget	71.5
Treasury Legal Advisors	Fewer than 5
Department	3207

2018/19

Directorate	Sick Days
Business and International Tax	170.5
Corporate Centre	850
Economics	108.5
Enterprise & Growth	116.5
Financial Services	578.5
Financial Stability	135
Fiscal	174.5
International	437.5
Ministerial & Communications	148
Personal Tax, Welfare & Pensions	259
Public Services	268.5
Public Spending	342.5
Strategy, Planning & Budget	50
Department	3639

2019/20

Directorate	Sick Days
Business and International Tax	245
Corporate Centre	906.5
Economics	366
Enterprise & Growth	176.5
Financial Services	490.5
Financial Stability	132.5
Fiscal	241
International	607
Ministerial & Communications	326.5
Personal Tax, Welfare & Pensions	176
Public Services	366
Public Spending	602
Strategy, Planning & Budget	71
Department	4706.5

HM Treasury takes the wellness of its staff seriously. Wellness is incorporated within the Treasury’s Health, Safety and Wellbeing policy. Every quarter, staff complete pulse surveys to assess progress against wellbeing criteria from the annual People Survey. Directors and Deputy Directors take action relating to these results to improve their staff’s wellbeing and stress levels.

HM Treasury has the following support in place for those that are suffering due to stress:

Stress and Mental Health Awareness elearning – learn about stress, what the stressors can be and how to identify and lessen stress
Stress risk assessment used to identify stressors and implement controls to help reduce/eliminate the stress
Workplace Adjustments including flexible working
Stress Management guidance
Tips to help reduce stress
Mental Health First Aiders
Employee Assistance Programme – this is a confidential 24/7 helpline that can offer point people to where
Occupational Health provision
Mental Wellbeing Network
Treasury Supporters, who are employees, trained to help colleagues work through any concerns, however serious whatever their cause
Wellness Action Plans
Time to Talk Workshops
HR Advisers and Health, Safety & Wellbeing Team.

Treasury: Sick Leave

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