§ David MacleanTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many days on average were lost per employee in her Department because of sickness; and how many officials retired early from her Department in each of the past 10 years. [RI [5052]
§ Clare ShortFigures for average sickness absence for my Department over the last nine years are:
Days Year Sickness average 2000 6.18 1999 7.31 1998 7.34 1997 8.13 1996 6.81 1995 8.59 1994 8.64 1993 9.14 1992 8.21 These figures are provided on the basis of working days per staff year where 'working day' equals Monday to Friday, including holidays, and staff year is equivalent to one employee working full-time all year.
The numbers of early retirement and ill-health retirement are as follows:
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Early retirement figures for the past five years Year Figures 1996–97 30 1997–98 7 1998–99 6 1999–2000 12 2000–01 6
Ill-health retirement figures for the past three years Year Figures 1998–99 2 1999–2000 5 2000–01 0 Figures for earlier years are not readily available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost in time and resources.