Civil Servants: Sick Leave
(asked on 14th September 2015) - View Source
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the average number of days lost through sickness in the Northern Ireland Office, and in the civil service as a whole, over the last five years.
Statistics on average days lost across the Civil Service are collected and published by the Cabinet Office on a quarterly basis.
Year ending | Northern Ireland Office AWDL per staff year | Civil Service AWDL per staff year |
31 March 2010 | 8.8 | 8.8 |
31 March 2011 | 12.1 | 8.2 |
31 March 2012 | 10.3 | 7.7 |
31 March 2013 | 3.2 | 7.6 |
31 March 2014 | 6.4 | 7.3 |
31 March 2015 | 5.9 | 7.4 |
The Civil Service actively manages sickness absence and we continually review our progress. We strive to improve health and wellbeing at work for our staff and this remains a priority
The Average Working Days Lost (AWDL) per staff year in the Northern Ireland Office has reduced from 8.8, for the year ending 31 March in 2010, to 5.9, for the same period in 2015.
The Average Working Days Lost (AWDL) per staff year in the Civil Service has reduced from 8.8, for the year ending 31 March in 2010 to 7.4 for the year ending 31 March 2015.
These statistics demonstrate that we have made significant progress in reducing sickness absence in the Northern Ireland Office and the Civil Service as a whole. We are continuing to work with both line managers and staff to address absence issues.