§ David MacleanTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer in each of the last 10 years(a) how many days were lost per employee due to sickness and (b) how many officials took early retirement from his Department. [5326]
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§ Ruth KellyFigures published by the Cabinet Office on sickness absence are available since 1994. For the Treasury, the figures for working days absence per staff year were:
Year Working days per staff year 1994 7.0 1995 8.4 1996 5.1 1997 4.9 1998 5.3 1999 5.5 The latest publication is "Analysis of Sickness Absence in the Civil Service 1999" published in February 2001.
For early retirement, the figures for the Treasury are in the table.
Year Number of officials taking early retirement 1991 11 1992 14 1993 12 1994 34 1995 34 1996 30 1997 5 1998 10 1999 6 2000 10