Decision details

The Committee resolved:-

(i)        to note the content of the report;

(ii)       in respect of the discussion around absence, particularly in Operations, to request that officers investigate whether the data included on the average days absent per employee could be broken down further and ideally by cluster in future reports, in order to be able to identify particular areas where there might be greater levels of absence;

(iii)      to instruct the Director of Resources to request evidence from Functions on the actions taken to support individuals and address trends (usage and root causes) as detailed in the report; and

(iv)      to agree that future reports on sickness absence, the occupational health service and the employee assistance scheme be amalgamated into one committee report, to include comparator data and to be presented on a six-monthly basis.