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Inclusion and diversity employment monitoring report 2024

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).

14.1% (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. 64.3% indicated that they had no unpaid caring responsibilities compared to 86.7% of the Wiltshire population in the 2021 census.

Headcount by Caring Responsibilities
Caring responsibilities% of total Council headcount
Carer14.1%
Not a carer64.3%
Unstated21.6%

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 applies% of total shortlisted% of total appointed
Carer8.5%7.5%7.0%
Not a carer65.6%69.4%62.4%
Unstated25.9%23.1%30.6%
Internal recruitment
Caring responsibilities% of total applies% of total shortlisted% of total appointed
Carer10.9%9.8%8.3%
Not a carer80.1%79.8%77.9%
Unstated9%10.3%13.8%

Remuneration by Caring responsibilities

Staff with caring responsibilities are represented at all grades, including the highest salary grades.

Pay grade
Grades groupedCarerNot a carerUnstatedAll staff
B/C5.9%4.1%N/A7.0%
D/E11.47%13.2%N/A16.9%
F/G14.4%15.6%N/A14.8%
H/I26.3%26.6%N/A26.0%
J/K17.8%19.1%N/A16.6%
L/M14.0%12.7%N/A11.0%
N/O/Hay9.9%8.7%N/A7.8%

Turnover rates by Caring Responsibilities

The turnover rate for carers is below the whole council average.

Turnover rates by Caring Responsibilities
Caring responsibilitiesTurnover rate
Carer10.3%
Not a carer10.5%
Unstated18.5%
Whole council12.2%

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