Derby City Council says it is setting up a group to look at ways of reducing the absences.
A working group is being set up by the authority to look at ways of improving absence ratesStaff at Derby City Council were absent from work for an average of 13 days over the past year, a report shows.
The council investigated the issue after a meeting at which a senior officer said its rates were higher than most comparative authorities.Council bosses said Covid was a contributing factor, along with stress and anxiety, as well as musculoskeletal issues. The report found the figures for the last full year were slightly higher than the previous year. where council staff averaged 12.84 days absent.Speaking at an executive scrutiny meeting on 13 June, new Oakwood councillor Jamie Mulhall said: "The days lost to sickness is quite shocking to me.Responding to Mr Mulhall's comments, the former Conservative council leader Chris Poulter urged the new Labour administration to look into the absence rates.
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