Jonathan Ashworth – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jonathan Ashworth on 2016-03-10.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of officials of his Department took sick leave for reasons relating to stress in each of the last five years; and what proportion of total sick leave that leave was in each such year.
Matthew Hancock
The table below sets out information about sickness absence taken by officials in my Department relating to stress for each the last five years for which figures are currently available.
|
Year |
No.of Staff |
% of Staff |
% of Total Working Days Lost |
|
2014 |
35 |
1.3% |
31% |
|
2013 |
37 |
1.5% |
38% |
|
2012 |
23 |
1.0% |
23% |
|
2011 |
31 |
1.5% |
34% |
|
2010 |
27 |
2.0% |
26% |
|
2009 |
28 |
2.1% |
20% |
The Cabinet Office is committed to reducing work related absence due to stress and has a number of services in place to support members of staff suffering from occupational stress. Our Workwell community is staffed by volunteers who aim to make Cabinet Office a happy and healthy workplace through a number of interventions including a listening service for staff. We also offer a 24 hour counselling support helpline through our Employee Assistance Programme provider and advocate early referral to our occupational health service where appropriate, for advice on a number of conditions including stress and mental health.
