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WQ.456/2023
WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE CHAIR OF THE STATES EMPLOYMENT BOARD
BY DEPUTY C.S. ALVES OF ST. HELIER CENTRSAL
QUESTION SUBMITTED ON MONDAY 13th NOVEMBER 2023
ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON MONDAY 20th NOVEMBER 2023
Question
"Further to Written Question 275/2023, will the Chair provide a breakdown by department of the number of people leaving Government employment over the last three years and how many of them completed an exit interview; and will she provide the top 5 reasons that were stated for leaving?"
Answer
Please see the table, below, which provides the number of people leaving Government employment over the last three years, by department, and how many of them completed an exit interview:
Department | Year | % Exit Interview Completed | ||||||
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023* | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 (YTD) |
Chief Operating Office | 12 | 29 | 40 | 37 | 13.6% | 16.30% | 22.60% | 13.20% |
Children, Young people, Education & Skills | 149 | 215 | 199 | 197 | 10.3% | 16.10% | 18.80% | 14.20% |
Customer and Local Services | 25 | 34 | 37 | 32 | 44.0% | 42.90% | 31.90% | 44.40% |
Department for the Economy | 2 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 0.0% | 14.30% | 22.20% | 0.00% |
Department of External Relations | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0.0% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 100% |
Health and Community Services | 256 | 228 | 205 | 178 | 12.9% | 17.40% | 14.90% | 10.10% |
Infrastructure and Environment | 28 | 48 | 70 | 63 | 25.5% | 28% | 37.20% | 29.80% |
Justice and Home Affairs | 48 | 56 | 78 | 48 | 12.1% | 80.60% | 29.20% | 45.90% |
Non-executives and legislature | 16 | 27 | 60 | 23 | 31.8% | 14.70% | 7.80% | 25.00% |
Office of the Chief Executive | 5 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 33.3% | 33.30% | 28.60% | 16.70% |
Strategic Policy, Planning and Performance | 9 | 60 | 50 | 36 | 7.1% | 3.40% | 9.10% | 7.20% |
Treasury and Exchequer | 18 | 33 | 37 | 34 | 29.6% | 36.80% | 22.40% | 64.30% |
| 569 | 744 | 797 | 663 | 14.9% | 21.70% | 19.90% | 18.70% |
Top 5 Reasons for Leaving by Year
2020 2022
Reason Reason
End of Contract End of Contract
Resignation Personal Reasons - Not Work Related Retirement Leaving Jersey
Leaving Jersey Retirement
Other Employment in Jersey Career Development in Jersey
2021 |
Reason |
End of Contract |
Resignation |
Leaving Jersey |
Retirement |
Other Employment in Jersey |
2023* |
Reason |
Personal Reasons - Not Work Related (19.9%) |
End of Contract (13.8%) |
Leaving Jersey (13.5%) |
Retirement (12.2%) |
Career Development in Jersey (11.6%) |
Notes to response
Figures for 2023 are for the year-to-date @ 01 January 2023 - 31 October 2023.
This data excludes Zero Hour staff, Agency Workers, Interims, Volunteers and Contractors. This data only counts each employee once, for their main role.
The main role is defined as the role that holds the largest FTE. Where an employee had more than one role with the same FTE, the role with the earliest start date has been counted.
Please note that, as the question requests information from the three previous years, the Chief Operating Office; Office of the Chief Executive; and the Department for Strategic Policy, Planning and Performance are listed separately. These three former departments are now part of the Cabinet Office.
More detail on turnover has been published in the States Employment Board's evidence submission to the Corporate Service Scrutiny Panel: Government of Jersey Presentation Template with image (Page 39 onwards).
Percentages alongside the top 5 reasons for leaving can be provided for 2020, 2021 and 2022. They have not been included at this stage in order to not delay the submission of the response.