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Last updated: 01 April 2010
This is the tenth quarterly report providing a brief commentary on the Cabinet Office sick absence results for the 12 month period ending 31 December 2009.
| Average Working Days Lost per Staff Year | Total Days Lost | % Lost to Long-term | % Staff with No Recorded Sick Absence |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.3 | 4725.0 | 41.3% | 74% |
| Proportion lost to | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Days Lost | Unknown | Mental Disorders | Musculo-skeletal | Respiratory System* | Pandemic Flu |
| 4725.0 | 4.8% | 18.0% | 7.9% | 12.3% | 6.3% |
*Not including Pandemic Flu
| Departmental Data | Sickness Absence Days and Average Working Days Lost | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department Size Classification | Total No of Staff | Total No of Staff Years | Total Days Lost | Average Working Days Lost Per Staff Year | Weighted Average Working Days Lost Per Staff Year | Average Working Days Lost Per Person |
| Medium | 1668 | 1423.8 | 4725.0 | 3.8 | Not Calculated | 2.8 |
Since the last quarter Mental Disorders have increased by 2.3%. Musculoskeletal absences have increased by 2.6%. Respiratory System related absences including pandemic flu have increased by 2.2%.
The health and wellbeing initiative continued during this period and the number of staff with no sick absence during the period has increased by 3% and now stands at 74%. Focus on reducing longer term absence is continuing to have an impact and the percentage of days lost to long-term absence of over 28 days has reduced by a further 6.5% since the last reporting period.
Pandemic Flu has continued to have an impact on the number of respiratory system related days lost. Pandemic Flu has accounted for 6.3% of the total sick absence days lost in this period. A break-down of the number of days lost to pandemic flu during the reporting period is shown in the table below:
| Jan 09 to April 09 | May 2009 | June 2009 | July 2009 | Aug 2009 | Sept 2009 | Oct 2009 | Nov 2009 | Dec 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nil | 4 | 4 | 70 | 50 | 20 | 47 | 48 | 21 |
The data for the 12 months ending 31 March 2010 will be published in July 2010.
HR Directorate
April 2010