Employment monitoring report (2022-2023)
Workforce data and findings: Caring responsibilities
Headcount by Caring Responsibilities
The definition of unpaid caring responsibilities is someone who gives help or support to anyone who has long-term physical or mental ill-health conditions, illness or problems related to old age. It does not include any activities as part of paid employment and the help can be within or outside of the carer's household (ONS, 2021).
14.5% (compared to 14.7% in 2021) of the workforce indicated that they had unpaid caring responsibilities, and this compares with 8.3% of the Wiltshire population in the 2021 census. 63.8% indicated that they had no unpaid caring responsibilities compared to 86.7% of the Wiltshire population in the 2021 census.
Caring Responsibilities | % of total Council headcount |
|---|---|
Carer | 14.5% |
Not a carer | 63.8% |
Unstated | 21.7% |
Recruitment by Caring Responsibilities
Internal recruitment figures indicate that staff with caring responsibilities were less successful at appointment than non-carers.
Total recruitment
Caring Responsibilities | % of total Applied | % of total Shortlisted | % of total Appointed |
|---|---|---|---|
Carer | 7.6% | 7.1% | 7.7% |
Not a carer | 73.6% | 74.6% | 67.8% |
Unstated | 18.7% | 18.3% | 24.4% |
Internal recruitment
Caring Responsibilities | % of total Applied | % of total Shortlisted | % of total Appointed |
|---|---|---|---|
Carer | 10.3% | 8.1% | 8.7% |
Not a carer | 80.7% | 83.6% | 80.6% |
Unstated | 9% | 8.4% | 10.6% |
Remuneration by Caring responsibilities
Pay grade
Staff with caring responsibilities are represented at all grades, including the highest salary grades.
Grades grouped | Carer | Not a Carer | Unstated | All Staff |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B / C | 5.4% | 4.0% | 15.9% | 6.5% |
D / E | 11.4% | 12.4% | 27.4% | 15.2% |
F / G | 16.3% | 15.4% | 13.2% | 15.1% |
H / I | 23.9% | 27.6% | 25.7% | 26.7% |
J / K | 20.5% | 19.1% | 7.8% | 17.1% |
L / M | 12.9% | 12.7% | 5.0% | 11.2% |
N / O / Hay | 9.5% | 8.7% | 4.9% | 8.1% |
Turnover rates by Caring Responsibilities
The turnover rate for carers is below the whole council average.
Caring Responsibilities | Turnover rate |
|---|---|
Carer | 11.6% |
Not a Carer | 12.1% |
Unstated | 25.5% |
Whole council | 15.1% |
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