Report Summary
This report provides members of the Scottish Police Authority's People Committee with an overview of Workforce MI Report, Quarter 3.
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Meeting
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People Committee - 28 February 2023
Date : 28 February 2023
Location : online
Sickness Absence
Officer absence is up 0.51% on previous quarter, absence rate was at its lowest in October and is currently at 7.83% for end December.
Staff absence is up 0.48% on previous quarter, similar to officers absence rate was also at its lowest in October and is currently at 8.46% at end December.
In December COVID-Related absences had increased by 0.1% for both employee groups in comparison to the position at the end of Q2 but have remained at a fairly consistent level since September.
Non-Covid absences have recorded an upward trend in Q3 for both officer and staff, at this time of year it is predictable to see an increase in absences.
The AWDL for officers (3.9) and staff (4.4) has risen for Q3 in comparison to Q2. The current projections for AWDL for 2022/23 are 15.4 for PO and 17.7 for PS.
Psychological Disorders remain the highest cause of sickness absence for officers, however miscellaneous absences are now the highest cause of sickness for police staff. NOTE. Work is ongoing around the use miscellaneous as a category and the lack of detail it provides. It is anticipated that this will significantly reduce the need to use this term.
