Response 3797597

Response to request for information

Reference

3797597

Response date

5 September 2025

Request

This is a freedom of information request regarding sickness absence in your council workforce. I am looking for information for 2024-25, 2023-24 and 2022-23, and have included tables which you can use if convenient. Please provide me with:

1. The total number of sickness days for each year.
2. The total number of long term sickness days for each year.
3. The average number of sickness days per full time equivalent employee for each year.
4. The total cost of sickness days for each year.
5. The total cost of long term sickness days for each year.
6. The number of employees on long term sickness at any point in each year.
7. A breakdown of sickness days by reason for each year. For example: mental ill-health, musculoskeletal system, respiratory system, etc. I understand that your council may categorise reasons differently, please use whichever ones your HR system collects.
8. A breakdown of sickness days by department for each year, for example: communications, legal, finance, planning, adult social care, etc. I understand that your council may be organised differently, please use whichever categories your HR system uses. Please provide me with the percentage of employees on long term sickness, the average number of sickness days per full time equivalent employee and the percentage of working days lost due to mental health sickness days.

Response

The information requested is contained in the response to this FOI request.