AQW 23676/17-22

Ms Claire Sugden
Independent
East Londonderry

Tabled Date: 05/10/2021
Answered On Date: 13/10/2021
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail absenteeism levels within the Civil Service in each of the last five years.

Answer:

The number of working days lost per staff year, percentage of available working days lost and the total number of working days lost, due to sickness absence, are detailed in the table below for the last five financial years.

Key Facts1	Year
	2016/2017	2017/2018	2018/2019	2019/2020	2020/2021
Working Days Lost per Staff Year	12.5	13.0	12.6	12.9	9.8
Percentage of Available Working Days Lost (%)	5.6	6.0	5.8	5.9	4.4
Total Number of Working Days Lost	270,458	279,996	268,334	272,797	207,160

Source: HR Connect

1. The figures are presented in the format of financial year consistent with the National and Official Statistics.