Sickness absence

Employee absence rates UK-WIDE

5.1m

days were lost due to sickness across NI

2.8%

2.9%

2.3%

> 500 employees

26-499 employees

< 25 employees

SICKNESS ABSENCE RATES IN NI IN 2022

working days lost by NI Civil Service staff in 2022/2023, down from 5.9%

5.7%

direct salary cost of Northern Ireland Civil Service staff sickness

1.9%

of people in Northern Ireland have a long-term health condition

35%

SICKNESS ABSENCE RATES Across NI

2.7%

2022

1.9%

2019

SOURCE: Ulster University Economic Policity Centre report: Sickness Absence. Lessons for NI Businesses and Managers