Disclosure Log

staff absence reasons (FOI/5259)

Message from Nottinghamshire County Council - 30 January 2025

Dear ***** *****
 
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 – REQUEST FOR INFORMATION REFERENCE FOI/5259

Thank you for your request for information relating to staff absence reasons:
 
Could you give me a list of all the specific reasons staff were recorded as absent and the amount of times each particular reason was given for the year 2024.

I would like this information in a table showing the different reasons and the frequency of each specific reason.

Number of FTE days lost by reason as shown below.  By way of comparison this is out of the 1.5 million FTE working days available for NCC during the year. 
 
Desc. of illnessFTE days lost
Anxiety1,251.16
Back Problems2,483.10
Bereavement1,823.26
Cancer1,743.56
Cold/Flu/Sore Throat5,837.72
Coronavirus2,004.53
Eye/Ear/Nose/Mouth 626.99
Headache / Migraine1,650.41
Heart / Circulation1,927.55
Infection2,340.17
Kidney/Liver164.78
Measles3.20
Menstrual/Menopause403.49
Muscular / Skeletal5,996.83
Neurological  497.19
Op/Post Op Recovery8,462.52
Other6,379.61
Pregnancy Related511.05
Respiratory2,848.39
Sick-Casual Contract2.00
Skin Disorder96.76
Stomach / Digestion3,358.84
Stress / Depression16,064.98
Terminal Illness29.99
Not assigned1,248.37

 
We trust this now satisfies your request and that you find this information to be helpful.

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Yours sincerely

Complaints and Information Team
Chief Executives Department
Nottinghamshire County Council

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