Inclusion and diversity employment monitoring report 2024
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.
10.5% of the workforce has declared a disability compared to 10.4% in last year's report.
81.% of staff have disclosed whether they consider themselves to have a disability or not.
Mental Health conditions made up the highest proportion of type of disability(19.6%), followed by physical/mobility impairments (15.9%).
Disability | % of total Council headcount |
---|---|
Disabled | 10.45% |
Not disabled | 70.4% |
Unstated | 19.0% |
Recruitment by Disability
Total recruitment
The proportion of appointees with a disability has increased, even though the proportion of applicants has decreased.
Disability | % of total applied | % of total shortlisted | % of total appointed |
---|---|---|---|
Disabled | 5.3% | 6.3% | 5.7% |
Not disabled | 67.1% | 68.8% | 32.1% |
Unstated | 27.6% | 24.9% | 32.1% |
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 | 9.2% | 8.9% | 7.6% |
Not disabled | 80.0% | 78.3% | 76.7% |
Unstated | 10.8% | 12.8% | 15.7% |
Remuneration, Pay Gap, and Pay Quartiles by Disability
Staff with a disability are proportionally less represented in the highest (N/O/Hay) and lowest (B/C) grades. 3.7% of disabled staff are in grades B/C compared to 3.2% last year and 2.7% the year before. For grades, N/O/Hay % is 5.5% compared with 5.4% last year and 6.5% the previous year.
The mean disability pay gap has increased from 3.9% in 2022 to 4.8% in 2023. The median pay gap has decreased from 7.5% in 2022 to 3.0% in 2023. The proportion of disabled staff in the upper quartile has decreased from 10.4% in 2022 to 9.2% in 2023. The upper middle quartile went up from 11.5% to 12.6%.
Grades grouped | Disabled | Not disabled | All staff |
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B/C | 3.7% | 5.3% | 7.0% |
D/E | 16.6% | 12.8% | 16.9% |
F/G | 17.1% | 15.3% | 14.8% |
H/I | 26.9% | 26.2% | 26.0% |
J/K | 19.5% | 18.1% | 16.6% |
L/M | 10.7% | 12.9% | 11.0% |
N/O/Hay | 5.5% | 9.5% | 7.8% |
Hourly rate of pay | Disabled | Not disabled |
---|---|---|
Mean average hourly rate | £16.60 | £17.44 |
Median average hourly rate | £15.62 | £16.11 |
Mean pay gap | £4.8% |
---|---|
Median pay gap | 3.0% |
Pay quartiles | Disabled | Not disabled |
---|---|---|
Upper quartile | 9.4% | 90.8% |
Upper middle quartile | 12.6% | 87.4% |
Lower middle quartile | 11.9% | 88.1% |
Lower quartile | 12.2% | 87.8% |
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 |
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Disabled | 9.1% |
Not disabled | 86.4% |
Unstated | 4.5% |
Disciplinary and Grievance cases by Disability
Disabled employees accounted for 30% of grievances and 23.3% of disciplinaries, compared to 10% and 14.3% in 2022. The number of cases is low and this variation in a single year is not unusual, however this will be looked at in more detail.
Case type | Disabled | Not disabled | Unstated |
---|---|---|---|
Disciplinary | 23.3% | 54.8% | 21.9% |
Grievance | 30.0% | 50% | 20.0% |
Turnover rates by Disability
The turnover rate for staff with a disability is 10.5% which is lower than the figure for all staff (12.2%). The main reasons for leaving for disabled employees was resignation followed by retirement.
Disability | Turnover rate |
---|---|
Disabled | 10.5% |
Not disabled | 10.2% |
Unstated | 21.1% |
Whole council | 12.2% |