As my Department was established on 2nd June 2011, the information requested by the Deputy is provided from June 2011 onwards. Absenteeism information relating to staff currently employed by my Department for the years 2009, 2010 and up to end May 2011 will be included in the returns from the Departments where the staff involved were employed prior to transfer to my Department.
YEAR
|
Uncertified
Sick Days
|
Average Uncertified
Sick Days per employee
|
Certified
Sick Days
|
Average
Certified
Sick Days per employee
|
Total
Sick Days
|
Average
Total
Sick Days per employee
|
Median
Overall
Sick Days
|
2011 (June-Dec)
|
69
|
0.55
|
641
|
5.13
|
710
|
5.68
|
2
|
2012
|
101
|
0.83
|
934
|
6.48
|
1,053
|
7.31
|
2
|
While the overall number of days lost to sick leave appears to have increased over the period 2011 to 2012, account must also be taken that the numbers employed in the Department also increased during the same period. The overall lost time rate, which is the total amount of time lost due to sick leave as a percentage of total time available, is a more accurate picture of absenteeism levels and this has fallen from 5.48% in 2011 to 3.52% for 2012.