Written Question · S4W-05172 · Session 4
Further to the answer to question S4W-04149 by John Swinney on 1 December 2011, how many of its staff work part-time, broken down by (a) ge…
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S4W-04149 by John Swinney on 1 December 2011, how many of its staff work part-time, broken down by (a) gender and (b) pay-grade, also expressed as a percentage of its employees.
The answer
The following tables show percentages of part-time staff in Scottish Government (SG) core directorates by gender and pay range at 31 October 2011.
Part-time Staff by Gender
Part-time Staff by Gender
Female
Male
Total
SG Core
Full-Time
1,898
2,566
4,464
Part-Time
696
106
802
Total Employees
2,594
2,672
5,266
Percentage Part Time
27%
4%
15%
Part-time Staff by Pay Range
A3
A4
B1
B2
B3
SG Core
Full-Time
785
225
661
923
727
Part-Time
152
47
121
145
137
Total employees
937
272
782
1,068
864
Percentage Part-Time
16%
17%
15%
14%
16%
BFS
C1
C2
C3
LT
NA
SCS
Total
SG Core
Full -Time
48
448
208
47
10
235
147
4,464
Part-Time
4
129
47
2
0
9
9
802
Total employees
52
577
255
49
10
244
156
5,266
Percentage Part-Time
8%
22%
18%
4%
0%
4%
6%
15%
Notes:
1. BFS – Band B, Fast Stream.
2. NA – Non-assimilated to SG grading structure.
3. Unpaid staff, such as those on career breaks or unpaid maternity leave are excluded.
4. The numbers of part-time staff above include those working under a job-share arrangement.
The Scottish Government’s current human resources system, eHR, was introduced for HR professional users in September 2007. The employee self-service interface went live to the wider SG employee base in January 2008.
Modifications and enhancements are frequently introduced to ensure that the system continues to meet business needs. The enhancement to allow recording of job-share arrangements was made in September 2009.
The current configuration of the eHR system is designed to record and count people and not posts. Therefore we are able to accurately report the number of part time staff but are unable to accurately identify where a post is shared by more than one employee.
Part-time Staff by Gender
Part-time Staff by Gender
Female
Male
Total
SG Core
Full-Time
1,898
2,566
4,464
Part-Time
696
106
802
Total Employees
2,594
2,672
5,266
Percentage Part Time
27%
4%
15%
Part-time Staff by Pay Range
A3
A4
B1
B2
B3
SG Core
Full-Time
785
225
661
923
727
Part-Time
152
47
121
145
137
Total employees
937
272
782
1,068
864
Percentage Part-Time
16%
17%
15%
14%
16%
BFS
C1
C2
C3
LT
NA
SCS
Total
SG Core
Full -Time
48
448
208
47
10
235
147
4,464
Part-Time
4
129
47
2
0
9
9
802
Total employees
52
577
255
49
10
244
156
5,266
Percentage Part-Time
8%
22%
18%
4%
0%
4%
6%
15%
Notes:
1. BFS – Band B, Fast Stream.
2. NA – Non-assimilated to SG grading structure.
3. Unpaid staff, such as those on career breaks or unpaid maternity leave are excluded.
4. The numbers of part-time staff above include those working under a job-share arrangement.
The Scottish Government’s current human resources system, eHR, was introduced for HR professional users in September 2007. The employee self-service interface went live to the wider SG employee base in January 2008.
Modifications and enhancements are frequently introduced to ensure that the system continues to meet business needs. The enhancement to allow recording of job-share arrangements was made in September 2009.
The current configuration of the eHR system is designed to record and count people and not posts. Therefore we are able to accurately report the number of part time staff but are unable to accurately identify where a post is shared by more than one employee.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S4W-05172 by reference.