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<p>Levels of sickness absence are regularly reviewed and discussed weekly in the Covid
operations group and in the weekly Trade Union meetings.</p><p>Sickness data is recorded
for staff where they are unavailable to work due to illness. As the estate has seen
different levels of required staff attendance over the last 12 months, comparison
between periods is of limited use.</p><p>Absence rates have been reviewed against
those from other areas of the public sector. Increases in absence can be identified
in March 2020, December 2020 and January 2021.</p><p>The absence rates in the House
have remained at comparable levels to previous years and below the wider public sector.</p><p
/><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Description</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>APR</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>MAY</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>JUN</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>JUL</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>AUG</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>SEPT</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>OCT</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>NOV</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>DEC</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Average
working days lost per employee</p></td><td><p>5.09</p></td><td><p>4.94</p></td><td><p>4.71</p></td><td><p>4.66</p></td><td><p>4.58</p></td><td><p>4.43</p></td><td><p>4.33</p></td><td><p>4.23</p></td><td><p>5.39</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>%
long term sick</p></td><td><p>58.55%</p></td><td><p>59.24%</p></td><td><p>59.09%</p></td><td><p>61.33%</p></td><td><p>62.01%</p></td><td><p>62.10%</p></td><td><p>63.68%</p></td><td><p>66.06%</p></td><td><p>52.61%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p
/><p>Please note the data is based on a rolling 12-month period, so the data for December
2020 is from 01/01/2020 to 31/12/2020.</p><p>The average working days lost per employee
is the number of working days lost in the rolling 12-month period divided by the staff
headcount.</p><p>The % long term sick is the percentage of sickness absences which
were part of a period of absence of over 28 calendar days in the rolling 12-month
period.</p>
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