FOI request (FOI225290)

Sickness

Requested Mon 04 December 2017
Responded Mon 04 December 2017

I make this FOI request specifically in relation to the following Local Government Document / Terms & Conditions:

LOCAL GOVERNMENT SERVICES:  NATIONAL AGREEMENT ON PAY AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE

Also known as “THE GREEN BOOK”

REQUEST: 1

Section 10 -  Sickness Scheme

Section 10.3

I am only requesting information pertinent to the following clause, contained within Section 10.3 of “The Green Book”:

“Authorities shall have discretion to extend the period of sick pay in exceptional cases.”

Please confirm – Between 01 January 2010 to 31 August 2017:

a. The total number of employees who were afforded this privilege:

b. The total duration of the "Extension of Sick Pay"

i. In days; for each employee that was afforded an extension to sick pay in exceptional circumstances:

c. The medical reason listed for the absence which warranted the Local Authority to use their discretion and thus “extend the period of sick pay in exceptional cases.”

REQUEST: 2

Section 10 - Sickness Scheme

Section 10.9   states:

“An employee who is prevented from attending work because of contact with infectious disease shall be entitled to receive normal pay. The period of absence on this account shall not be reckoned against the employee’s entitlements under this scheme.”

Please confirm – Between 01 January 2010 to 31 August 2017:

a. The total number of employees who were afforded this privilege

b. The total duration of the "Period of absence"

i. In days; for each employee that was off work as a result of Section 10.9;

c. The medical reason listed for the absence which warranted the Local Authority to exercise Clause 10.9 of “The Green Book”;

d. Whether the employee(s) was “infected” throughout the total paid sick period paid per Clause 10.9;

e. Whether the employee(s) was also off and paid per Clause 10.9, due to additional sequela and symptoms that were directly attributable to the initial infectious disease.

I appreciate that my request in is two parts, with several specific requests, and I also appreciate your organisation undertaking my request.

For your information, I would like to make you aware that I am a disabled private individual seeking information for personal use and not for any commercial use.  I am reliant on benefits to get by, so would appreciate your cognisance of this information when making any determination with respect to any fees that may be required by yourselves.

Thank you for your consideration of my request, and I look forward to receiving your response.

Response

Please accept my apologies for the delay in responding.

The answer is none to both requests.