| 2010 | 2009 | |||
| No. | No. | |||
| Return to original job | 11 | 24 | ||
| Return to a different job in the same department | - | 2 | ||
| Transfer to a different job in another department | - | 1 | ||
| Out of work or early retirement | - | - | ||
| No longer employed by Novozymes, but still able to work | - | - | ||
| Case pending | 3 | - | ||
| Occupational diseases, total | 14 | 27 | ||
| Total days of absence | 326 | 102 | ||
| For comparison purposes, cases that were pending at the end of 2009 have been updated in line with information available at the end of 2010. The derived figure for total days of absence has also been updated. | ||||