Human resources data
Human resources data
This information is updated on an annual basis.
Data is provided by tax year (April to March)
Redundancy
Council
Reason |
2013 to 2014 |
2014 to 2015 |
2015 to 2016 |
2016 to 2017 |
2017 to 2018 |
2018 to 2019 |
2019 to 2020 |
2020 to 2021 |
2021 to 2022 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Service efficiency |
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
Voluntary redundancy |
226 |
140 |
129 |
96 |
55 |
17 |
20 |
27 |
7 |
Compulsory redundancy |
178 |
26 |
43 |
23 |
21 |
7 |
28 |
12 |
7 |
Total |
404 |
167 |
172 |
119 |
77 |
25 |
49 |
40 |
14 |
Schools
Reason |
2013 to 2014 |
2014 to 2015 |
2015 to 2016 |
2016 to 2017 |
2017 to 2018 |
2018 to 2019 |
2019 to 2020 |
2020 to 2021 |
2021 to 2022 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Service efficiency |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Voluntary redundancy |
21 |
8 |
|
5 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
|
2 |
Compulsory redundancy |
17 |
58 |
3 |
13 |
7 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
Total |
39 |
66 |
3 |
18 |
9 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
Total redundancies
2013 to 2014 |
2014 to 2015 |
2015 to 2016 |
2016 to 2017 |
2017 to 2018 |
2018 to 2019 |
2019 to 2020 |
2020 to 2021 |
2021 to 2022 |
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total redundancies |
443 |
233 |
175 |
137 |
86 |
29 |
51 |
42 |
19 |
Leavers
Council
Reason |
2013 to 2014 |
2014 to 2015 |
2015 to 2016 |
2016 to 2017 |
2017 to 2018 |
2018 to 2019 |
2019 to 2020 |
2020 to 2021 |
2021 to 2022 |
Change of employer |
12 |
101 |
85 |
27 |
41 |
73 |
29 |
4 |
6 |
Death |
11 |
5 |
5 |
8 |
8 |
9 |
8 |
7 |
10 |
Dismissal |
17 |
19 |
29 |
38 |
33 |
40 |
27 |
29 |
36 |
End of fixed term |
78 |
75 |
46 |
57 |
44 |
37 |
52 |
44 |
27 |
Mutual or compromise agreement |
12 |
8 |
13 |
8 |
12 |
9 |
7 |
2 |
6 |
PAYE termination |
269 |
194 |
154 |
244 |
122 |
1 |
150 |
44 |
112 |
Service efficiency |
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
Voluntary redundancy |
226 |
140 |
129 |
96 |
55 |
17 |
20 |
27 |
7 |
Compulsory redundancy |
178 |
26 |
43 |
23 |
21 |
7 |
28 |
12 |
7 |
Resignation |
266 |
339 |
344 |
386 |
362 |
341 |
330 |
238 |
417 |
Retirement |
38 |
50 |
43 |
79 |
69 |
77 |
71 |
120 |
171 |
Retirement due to ill health |
26 |
35 |
36 |
17 |
16 |
11 |
10 |
16 |
27 |
Unsatisfactory probation |
|
1 |
|
3 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
Total |
1,133 |
994 |
927 |
986 |
785 |
625 |
736 |
546 |
827 |
Schools
Reason |
2013 to 2014 |
2014 to 2015 |
2015 to 2016 |
2016 to 2017 |
2017 to 2018 |
2018 to 2019 |
2019 to 2020 |
2020 to 2021 |
2021 to 2022 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Change of employer |
259 |
132 |
2 |
57 |
184 |
|
0 |
197 |
|
Death |
7 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
Dismissal |
7 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
|
1 |
End of fixed term |
132 |
70 |
43 |
51 |
27 |
30 |
15 |
14 |
2 |
Mutual or compromise agreement |
37 |
22 |
6 |
13 |
5 |
|
3 |
|
|
PAYE termination |
222 |
67 |
9 |
19 |
16 |
|
7 |
22 |
1 |
Service efficiency |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Voluntary redundancy |
21 |
8 |
|
5 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
|
2 |
Compulsory redundancy |
17 |
58 |
3 |
13 |
7 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
Resignation |
408 |
276 |
157 |
157 |
97 |
67 |
70 |
36 |
18 |
Retirement |
55 |
27 |
14 |
14 |
6 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
Retirement with actuarially reduced benefits (ARB) |
7 |
4 |
9 |
2 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
Retirement due to ill health |
5 |
|
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unsatisfactory probation |
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
Total |
1,179 |
670 |
252 |
334 |
347 |
103 |
103 |
273 |
30 |
Total leavers
2013 to 2014 |
2014 to 2015 |
2015 to 2016 |
2016 to 2017 |
2017 to 2018 |
2018 to 2019 |
2019 to 2020 |
2020 to 2021 |
2021 to 2022 |
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total leavers |
2,312 |
1,664 |
1,179 |
1,320 |
1,132 |
728 |
839 |
819 |
857 |
Staff count
All staff
All council staff, including schools, and Tyne and Wear Museums and Archives (TWAM).
Contract type |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Casual or supply |
1,323 |
1,005 |
882 |
821 |
637 |
556 |
555 |
472 |
375 |
338 |
Fixed term contract |
925 |
922 |
970 |
947 |
826 |
746 |
632 |
638 |
528 |
557 |
Permanent contract |
10,532 |
9,907 |
9,746 |
9,606 |
8,975 |
8,276 |
8,118 |
7,847 |
7,325 |
7,159 |
Total |
12,780 |
11,834 |
11,598 |
11,374 |
10,438 |
9,578 |
9,305 |
8,957 |
8,228 |
8,054 |
Excluding schools
Council staff, including Tyne and Wear Museums and Archives but excluding schools.
Contract type |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Casual or supply |
626 |
481 |
441 |
438 |
315 |
327 |
313 |
296 |
244 |
229 |
Fixed term contract |
284 |
225 |
284 |
300 |
311 |
325 |
292 |
276 |
213 |
218 |
Permanent contract |
6,649 |
6,181 |
6,086 |
5,824 |
5,686 |
5,587 |
5,501 |
5,486 |
5,382 |
5,378 |
Total |
7,559 |
6,887 |
6,811 |
6,562 |
6,312 |
6,239 |
6,106 |
6,058 |
5,839 |
5,825 |
Sickness
Sickness absence is calculated in terms of full time equivalent (FTE) staff numbers, by tax year.
FTE measures both how many:
- full time employees we have
- how many part-time employees we have who, when put together, are equivalent to the hours of full time employees
Year |
Average number of staff (FTE) |
Total sick days taken |
Days per FTE |
Percent of working time |
---|---|---|---|---|
2013 to 2014 |
8,550 |
64,963 |
7.60 |
3.38% |
2014 to 2015 |
8,224 |
71,622 |
8.71 |
3.87% |
2015 to 2016 |
8,123 |
64,860 |
7.98 |
3.55% |
2016 to 2017 |
7,797 |
68,331 |
8.76 |
3.89% |
2017 to 2018 |
7,083 |
65,113 |
9.19 |
4.90% |
2018 to 2019 |
6,796 |
66,276 |
9.75 |
4.33% |
2019 to 2020 |
6,483 |
67,344 |
10.39 |
4.62% |
2020 to 2021 |
6,283 |
53,719 |
8.55 |
3.98% |
2021 to 2022 |
6,055 |
67,172 |
11.09 |
5.12% |
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