Proportion of employees taking sick leave Out of the 20,827 employees covered by this report, 8,788 of them had taken sick leave in the past 12 months. A greater proportion of women took sick leave, 4,584 out of 10,001 compared with 4,204 out of 10,826 men.
Number of employees taking maternity or paternity leave With only women able to take maternity leave, it is not possible to make a direct comparison with male employees.
However, it is interesting to observe the number of partners (250 male and one female) taking paternity leave following the birth or adoption of a child, in comparison with the 444 women taking maternity leave during the same 12 month period.
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IS THERE A GENDER GAP WHEN TAKING STATUTORY LEAVE OF ABSENCE?
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