Sickness Absence
The following data is available in a readily published format from the Improvement Service. Information already published will be considered reasonably accessible to applicants who request information pertaining to the following data as noted in Section 21(1) of the Freedom of Information Act.
The Local Government Benchmarking Framework Data Platform provides data from 2010 submitted by West Dunbartonshire Council you can view the sickness absence data by clicking on:
- ‘What is happening in my council area?’
- select a Local Authority: West Dunbartonshire
- select: By Indicator to view the following Corporate Services data:
You will be provided with the full time equivalent (FTE) days lost per employee; the days lost through sickness absence; the total FTE number of employees for:
- Sickness absence days per teachers
- Sickness absence days per employee (non-teacher)
To view the Council’s most recently published data you can view this in the tables provided below. This data is published on a quarterly basis.
2025/26
Teachers:
2025-2026 | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
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Total FTE Days Lost through Sickness |
1507 |
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Total FTE Number of Teachers |
887 |
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Total FTE Days Lost by FTE Teacher |
1.7 |
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LG Employees excluding Teachers:
2025-2026 | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
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Total FTE Days Lost through Sickness |
17011 |
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Total FTE Number of Employees (Non-Teacher) |
3676 |
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Total FTE Days Lost by FTE Employee |
4.6 |
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2024/25
Teachers:
2024-2025 | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
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Total FTE Days Lost through Sickness |
2336 |
1146 |
2315 | 2275 |
Total FTE Number of Teachers |
919 |
895 |
877 | 879 |
Total FTE Days Lost by FTE Teacher |
2.5 |
1.3 |
2.6 | 2.6 |
LG Employees excluding Teachers:
2024-2025 | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
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Total FTE Days Lost through Sickness |
17464 |
16313 |
19418 | 16788 |
Total FTE Number of Employees (Non-Teacher) |
3789 |
3780 |
3720 | 3702 |
Total FTE Days Lost by FTE Employee |
4.6 |
4.3 |
5.2 | 4.5 |