Performance Indicator - Sickness absence days per employee (non-teacher)

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Category	Sickness days absence per employee (non-teacher)	Benchmark Target
2016	10.5	11.1
2017	11.9	11.3
2018	12.6	11.6
2019	12.9	11.9
2020	13.2	12
2021	12.3	9.6
2022	14.7	12.6
2023	16.2	13.6
2024	17.5	14.2
2025	17.9	14.7
2026	17.3	14.5

The average sickness absence days per employee (non-teachers) in the 2025/26 financial year was 17.3, and has decreased from 17.9 in 2024/25.

This is an indicator included within the Local Government Benchmarking Framework (LGBF). The Benchmark Target is the average of Dundee City Council's family group of similar local authorities.

Find out more about the LGBF on the Improvement Service website.

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