MERLIN Properties Annual Report 2023

120 | Annual report | 2023 During 2023, 40 employees took sick leave. Compared with the previous year, the number of instances of sick leave increased, but the duration of sick leave decreased, with the average duration of sick leave in 2022 being 27 days and an average of 19 days in 2023. The duration of sick leave for women is significantly shorter than for men, 11 days compared with 27 days. In 2023, there were no occupational accidents in the company. Cases of parental leave were over 50% lower than the previous year. TOTAL HOURS OF ABSENTEEISM 2023 Working days Number of cases Type of absenteeism Men Women Total days Men Women Total cases Occupational accident - - - - - - Non-occupational accident - 10 10 - 1 1 Common illness 493 252 745 18 22 40 Parental leave 259 80 339 5 1 6 Overall total 752 342 1.094 23 24 47 Absenteeism rate Men Women Total 2023 2.2% 1.2% 1.7% 2022 3.3% 2.6% 3.0% 2022 Working days Number of cases Type of absenteeism Men Women Total days Men Women Total cases Occupational accident 8 6 14 1 1 2 Non-occupational accident - 42 42 - 2 2 Common illness 420 239 659 13 11 24 Parental leave 687 429 1.116 8 5 13 Overall total 1.115 716 1.831 22 19 41 ABSENTEEISM RATES The absenteeism rate is expressed as the ratio of days on which employees are absent on medical or parental leave to scheduled working days.