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Written question asked by Rob Marris (Labour) on Thursday, 13 April 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 20 April 2017 (named day). A holding answer was provided on Thursday, 20 April 2017. A substantive answer was provided by Marcus Jones (Conservative) on Thursday, 27 April 2017 on behalf of the Department for Communities and Local Government.

Department for Communities and Local Government: Conditions of Employment

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many and what proportion of staff employed by his Department are employed on a contract which is (a) full-time permanent, (b) part-time permanent, (c) for less than two years' duration, (d) on an agency basis and (e) zero-hours.

Answer

As of 31 March 2017 the Department had 1453 total staff directly employed on the payroll broken down by the following employment classificiations, full time/part time status and length of contract:

Employment Class

Full Time

Part Time

Total Count

Total %

Count

%

Count

%

Permanent

1168

80.4%

155

10.7%

1323

91.1%

Fixed Term Appt (0 - 2 Years)

88

6.1%

5

0.3%

93

6.4%

Fixed Term Appt (2+ Years)

1

0.1%

0

0.0%

1

0.1%

Paid Loan In (0 - 2 Years)

31

2.1%

1

0.1%

32

2.2%

Paid Secondment In (0-2 Years)

1

0.1%

0

0.0%

1

0.1%

Paid Loan In (2+ Years)

3

0.2%

0

0.0%

3

0.2%

Grand Total

1292

88.9%

161

11.1%

1453

100.0%


Separately, the Department had three members of staff employed on an agency basis at the same date, however these staff are not included in the payroll headcount and as such are not presented as a proportion of the Department's total staffing.

The Department has no employees working on zero-hours contracts.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
70602
Session
2016-17
Subjects
Conditions of employment Department for Communities and Local Government
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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