Equal Employment Opportunities
Copies of the Council's strategies and plans for ensuring that all members of the Council's workforce are treated in a fair and equitable manner are provided below:
Human Resources Strategy - 2018[pdf] 333KB
Workforce Plan 2018 - 2019[pdf] 256KB
The Council is required to keep records on the equality characteristics of its workforce.
Equality in numbers
| 01 August 2013 | 01 December 2014 | 01 October 2015 | 01 April 2016 | 01 October 2016 |
01 October 2017 |
01 October 2018
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| Proportion of employees with a disability | 5% | 6% | 5% | 6.5% | 7.6% | 7.5% | 9% |
| 01 August 2013 | 01 December 2014 | 01 October 2015 | 01 April 2016 | 01 October 2016 |
01 October 2017 |
01 October 2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16-21 | 4% | 6% | 7% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 7% |
| 22-35 | 21% | 18% | 20% | 22% | 21% | 21% | 22% |
| 36-44 | 19% | 21% | 14% | 13% | 14% | 14% | 13% |
| 45-55 | 36% | 31% | 38% | 37% | 36% | 34% | 33% |
| 56-65 | 19% | 22% | 19% | 21% | 22% | 24% | 23% |
| Over 65 | 1% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% |
| 01 August 2013 | 01 December 2014 | 01 October 2015 | 01 April 2016 | 01 October 2016 | 01 October 2017 | 01 October 2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White British | 97% | 97% | 96% | 97% | 97% | 97% | 97% |
| Other Ethnic Groups | 3% | 3% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% |
| 01 August 2013 | 01 December 2014 | 01 October 2015 | 01 April 2016 | 01 October 2016 | 01 October 2017 | 01 October 2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | 44% | 43% | 43% | 42% | 44% | 43% | 42% |
| Female | 56% | 57% | 57% | 58% | 56% | 57% | 58% |