GALWAY COUNCIL WORKERS AVERAGE 11 SICKS DAYS A YEAR

Date Published: 23-Dec-2011

Galway council workers take an average of 11 days off a year through sickness.

Figures compiled by the Irish Independent reveal that city council employees are absent 11 and a half days a year, while county council staff are absent 11 days.

The absenteeism rates for Galway tie in with the average number of sick leave days taken across the country’s 34 city and county councils at 11 and a half days.

The figures were compiled using a formula devised by employer’s group IBEC.