2022 Covid Sick days as recorded in the HR/Payroll system
Erika Whittome made this Official Information request to Health New Zealand
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From: Erika Whittome
Dear Health New Zealand,
There was an additional allowance of sick days for workers who got covid 19 that was on top of regular sick days.
Can you please provide summarized covid sick days data by month (or fortnightly pay period) of Covid sick leave for all Health NZ staff by DHB .
eg one row would be "nov 2021, southern DHB , 55 covid sick days taken"
The time frame for this information on covid sick days is from the start of 6 April 2020 to end of 15 August 2023.
Yours faithfully,
Erika Whittome
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