A Northern Ireland council is to take the lead for developing a review of local government absentee management after a third of its sick days were attributed to mental health issues.
Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council's (LCCC) latest statistics on health and well-being showed stress and depression as the main reason for employee illness at 33.82%.
Over, 2,720 days were lost during April to December 2022 due to mental health problems overtaking Covid in third place with 1,163 days.
