March 04, 2025 | Human Resources , Officer and Staff: Health and Wellbeing (Including Sick Absences and Retirement)
Request Number: FOI/13852
Category: Human Resources - Health and Wellbeing
Subject: Sick leave within PSNI
Request and Answer:
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Request Details
I am requesting information for the most recent financial year on:
Number of Constables on:
Request 1
Long term sick leave?
Request 2
How many have had 1 or more days of sick leave?
Request 3
No. of days/shifts lost due to sick leave?
Request 4
Financial cost of lost days/shifts?
Number of sergeants:
Request 5
How many Sergeants are substantive?
Request 6
How many Sergeants are acting up?
Answers 1 to 6
| Constable and Sergeant Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Question | Financial Year | |
| 23/24 (31 Mar 24) | 24/25 (31 Dec 24) | |
| Constables | ||
| 1.Long term sick leave? | 1294 | 1096 |
| 2. How many have had 1 or more days of sick leave? | 3099 | 2602 |
| 3. No. of days/shifts lost due to sick leave? (Working Days lost) | 181,763 | 142,115 |
| 4. Financial cost of lost days/shifts? (Financial cost of sickness for constables) | 31.67M | 38.53M |
| Sergeants | ||
| 5. How many Sergeants are substantive? (Sergeants reverted to substantive rank as at 31 Mar 24) | 887 | 839 |
| 6. How many Sergeants are acting up? (Sergeants on Temporary Promotion as at 31 Dec 24) | 239 | 283 |
Request 7
What training does a substantive sergeant get in regards to sick absence management?
Answer 7
Sick absence is covered as part of the attendance management lesson in our 2 day Fundamentals of Management course, which was previously called First Line Managers Development Programme (FLMDP).
Request 8
What training does an acting up sergeant get in regards to sick absence management?
Answer 8
Acting sergeants are also eligible to apply for the Fundamentals of Management course and the previous version (FLMDP).