The information requested by the Deputy is outlined in the following tables:
Total Sick Days Taken
|
2009
|
2010
|
2011
|
|
Sick Days Taken
|
3,572.13
|
3,355.83
|
2,382.83
|
|
Average per Employee
|
11.49
|
11.98
|
8.83
|
Average Sick Days by Department Section
|
2009
|
2010
|
2011
|
|
Communications and Knowledge Society
|
15.9
|
21.24
|
13.68
|
|
Energy
|
10.95
|
9.59
|
7.06
|
|
Finance, Corporate Services and Natural Resources
|
15.78
|
11.26
|
7.48
|
|
Human Resource Management, Broadcasting and Postal
|
10.79
|
9.21
|
10.15
|
Median number of Sick Days By Section
|
2009
|
2010
|
2011
|
|
Communications and Knowledge Society
|
2.75
|
5
|
11
|
|
Energy
|
7
|
4
|
4
|
|
Finance, Corporate Services and Natural Resources
|
5.5
|
5
|
5
|
|
Human Resource Management, Broadcasting and Postal
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
The different staffing levels in individual divisions and long term absences account for the variance in statistics between the different divisions. In 2011 a combined (certified and uncertified) total of 2,383 sick leave days were taken by Staff in my Department. This is a reduction of 29% in days taken and a 21% reduction in cost in comparison with 2010 figures mainly due to the implementation of an attendance management policy, which was implemented in my Department in 2011.
