Medical retirements for permanent NSW government school teachers (2000-2019)

Brief description

**Data Notes:**\r\n\r\n* Data is captured in March every year.\r\n\r\n* Medical retirements can arise from a range of serious medical conditions. Teachers have access to sick leave of 15 days on full pay a year.\r\n\r\n* The department monitors the level of sick leave taken by teachers. Specialist staff in employee service centres work with principals to ensure that recurring absences are handled appropriately.\r\n\r\n* Additionally, for staff who have an injury, illness of health condition the department provides a range of support including:\r\n\r\n * Dedicated teams with expertise in wellbeing and injury management, who provide direct support and assistance to all staff\r\n\r\n * Effective rehabilitation programs to support timely return to work\r\n * The Employee Assistance Program, which provides staff with independent, confidential and expert counselling\r\n\r\n * Flexible work opportunities and leave entitlements which enable staff to balance work and family, and attend important family and community responsibilities.\r\n\r\n* In a workforce of around 49,000 permanent school teachers, the department has a very low rate of medical retirements.\r\n\r\n**Data Source:**\r\n\r\n* Human Resources. NSW Department of Education.

Full description

2000-2019 Medical retirements for permanent NSW government school teachers