The study also revealed that the number of cases do not always reflect workload as well as one would think. The average case number for the child welfare workers was 32 cases at each given moment but the criteria set by the Icelandic child welfare agency is 25-30 cases per employee.
Einnig kom í ljós að málafjöldi endurspeglar ekki alltaf vinnuálag þar sem meðalmálafjöldi starfsmannanna var 32 mál, en viðmið Barnaverndarstofu um æskilegan málafjölda er um 25-30 mál á hvern starfsmann.