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<p>The number of employees in the department who were absent for stress-related reasons
from 1 May 2018 to 30 April 2019 was 119, which represented 1.84% of the total workforce
and 11.26% of the overall sickness absence.</p><p>The estimated cost of this sickness
absence is £3,456,595 (based on a calculation of total working days lost multiplied
by the daily rate of the department’s median salary).</p><p> </p><p>The department
is committed to the health and wellbeing of all our employees, including helping them
to manage stress in the workplace. There is a range of guidance and services in place
to support the department’s employees such as Mental Health First Aiders, Employee
Assistance Programmes and Fair Treatment Ambassadors.</p><p> </p><p>Sickness absence
data for the Civil Service from 1999 to the first quarter of 2018 is published on
GOV.UK and available at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-sickness-absence"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-sickness-absence</a>.</p><p>
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