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 2019 - 2020[pdf] 145KB

The Council is required to keep records on the equality characteristics of its workforce.

 

Equality in numbers

Percent of employees with disabilities

	01 August 2013	01 December 2014	01 October 2015	01 April 2016	01 October 2016	01 October 2017	01 October 2018
Proportion of employees with a disability	5%	6%	5%	6.5%	7.6%	7.5%	9%

 

Percent of employees by age

	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%

 

Percent of employee ethnicity

	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%

 

Percent of employee gender

	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%