Employment monitoring report (2022-2023)
Workforce data and findings: Disability
Headcount by Disability
The figures from the census 2021 indicate that 17% of the population in Wiltshire have their day-to-day activities limited a little or a lot because of a health condition or disability.
10.4% of the workforce has declared a disability compared to 9.4% in last year's report. 81.8% of staff have disclosed whether they consider themselves to have a disability or not, compared to 80.6% in the last period.
Mental Health conditions made up the highest proportion of type of disability. This saw a rise from 17.7% in 2021 to 20.5% this year.
Disability | % of total Council headcount |
|---|---|
Disabled | 10.4% |
Not Disabled | 71.4% |
Unstated | 18.2% |
Recruitment by Disability
Total recruitment
A lower proportion of people appointed were disabled compared to the proportion of total applicants who were disabled. The percentage appointed is lower than last year's report of 5.7%.
Disability | % of total Applied | % of total Shortlisted | % of total Appointed |
|---|---|---|---|
Disabled | 6.4% | 6.7% | 4.6% |
Not Disabled | 73.1% | 73.1% | 69.5% |
Unstated | 20.4% | 20.2% | 25.9% |
Internal recruitment
A lower proportion of people appointed internally were disabled compared to the proportion of total applicants who were disabled.
Disability | % of total Applied | % of total Shortlisted | % of total Appointed |
|---|---|---|---|
Disabled | 9% | 7.6% | 6% |
Not Disabled | 79.2% | 81.7% | 82.1% |
Unstated | 11.8% | 10.8% | 11.9% |
Remuneration, Pay Gap, and Pay Quartiles by Disability
Staff with a disability are represented at most levels of the grading structure but are proportionally less represented in the highest (N/O/Hay) and lowest (B/C) grades. 45.7% of all disabled staff are in salary grades F-I.
The mean disability pay gap has decreased from 6.5% in 2021 to 3.9% in 2022. The median pay gap has increased from 5.7% in 2021 to 7.5% in 2022. The proportion of disabled staff in the upper quartile has increased from 8.7% in 2021 to 10.4% in 2022.
Pay grade
Grades grouped | Disabled | Not Disabled | All staff |
|---|---|---|---|
B / C | 3.2% | 5.2% | 6.5% |
D / E | 16% | 11.9% | 15.2% |
F / G | 20% | 15.1% | 15.1% |
H / I | 25.7% | 27.0% | 26.7% |
J / K | 17.4% | 18.9% | 17.1% |
L / M | 12.2% | 12.3% | 11.2% |
N / O / Hay | 5.4% | 9.5% | 8.1% |
Pay Gap
Hourly rate of pay | Disabled | Not Disabled |
|---|---|---|
Mean average hourly rate | £15.75 | £16.39 |
Median average hourly rate | £14.25 | £15.40 |
Mean pay gap | 3.9% |
|---|---|
Median pay gap | 7.5% |
Pay Quartiles
Pay Quartiles | Disabled | Not Disabled |
|---|---|---|
Upper Quartile | 10.4% | 89.6% |
Upper Middle Quartile | 11.5% | 88.5% |
Lower Middle Quartile | 13.5% | 86.5% |
Lower Quartile | 12.9% | 87.1% |
Attendance to the Wiltshire Leadership Programme by Disability
Participation in the Wiltshire leadership training by disabled employees was in line with the proportion of disabled employees in the workforce.
Disability | % of total Leadership Programme attendance |
|---|---|
Disabled | 10.8% |
Not Disabled | 86.5% |
Unstated | 2.7% |
Disciplinary and Grievance cases by Disability
Disabled employees accounted for 10% of grievances and 14.3% of disciplinaries, compared to 22.2% and 4.2% in 2021. The numbers of cases are low and this variation in a single year is not unusual.
Case type | Disabled | Not Disabled | Unstated |
|---|---|---|---|
Disciplinary | 14.3% | 53.6% | 32.1% |
Grievance | 10% | 50% | 40% |
Turnover rates by Disability
The turnover rate for staff with a disability is 15.6% which is in line with the figure for all staff (15.1%). The main reasons for leaving for disabled employees was resignation followed by retirement.
Disability | Turnover rate |
|---|---|
Disabled | 15.6% |
Not Disabled | 13.5% |
Unstated | 21.1% |
Whole council | 15.1% |
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