Gender profiles
Absence
We have continued to manage absence carefully and the latter part of 2007/08 has seen the previous decline in attendance start to improve, despite some trades union unrest and a challenging operating environment. Overall this recovery has resulted in the annual headline absence figure holding at 11.7 average days per person per annum.
Recent focus on the poorest attendees in each month is bringing results. Proposals for a revised world-class approach, supported by accountable managers in the new People and Organisational Effectiveness department, are targeted to achieve a minimum 15 per cent improvement during the coming year.
Due to improvements in the way we manage ill health retirements we are continuing to achieve a 40 per cent reduction in ill health pensions, halting inappropriate awards and saving more than £10 million per annum.
Absence – average days per person per annum
Working days lost from work-related injury and ill health per 100,000 employees
