Public Sector Manpower Report

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A decision made (05/10/2009) regarding: Public Sector Manpower Report - June 2009.

Decision Reference: MD-TR-2009-0146
Decision Summary Title:	Public Sector Manpower Report June 2009		Date of Decision Summary:	2 October 2009
Decision Summary Author:	Finance Manager, Decision Support		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title:	Public Sector Manpower Report June 2009		Date of Written Report:	2 October 2009
Written Report Author:	Finance Manager, Decision Support		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Public Sector Manpower Report June 2009
Decision(s): The Minister approved the Public Sector Manpower Report for June 2009 to be presented to the States on 7 October 2009.
Reason(s) for Decision: In accordance with P97/1999 the Minister for Treasury and Resources is required to report to the States once in each session on Public Sector Manpower data.
Resource Implications: Other than those detailed in the report there are no further financial or manpower Implications.
Action required: States Greffe to send attached report to the Publications Editor of the States Greffe and request that it be presented to the States on 7 October 2009. Head of Decision Support to arrange for the issue of a press release to the media to coincide.
Signature:		Position: Senator P. F. C. Ozouf, Minister for Treasury and Resources
Date Signed:		Date of Decision:

Public Sector Manpower Report - June 2009

Treasury and Resources

Report on Public Sector Manpower

June 2009

This report provides information about the numbers of people working for the States and delivering services to the people of Jersey. The report draws upon information from the integrated Human Resources Information System (HRIS) and delivers on the promise to report on manpower on a basis consistent with that required of the Private Sector.

Manpower reporting is undertaken as at 30 June and 31 December each year. This report gives details of the number of people employed (headcount) within the Public Sector as at 30 June 2009 and the movements over the year from June 2008.

The HRIS system reported actual headcount as at 30 June 2009 of 6,749 compared to 6,730 at 30 June 2008, an increase of 19 or 0.28%. The majority of the net increase comes from the filling of approved Prison Officer posts within Home Affairs.

The report excludes two areas of the States which are States trading operations, namely Jersey Airport and Jersey Harbours.

Appendix A details the actual numbers of permanent and contract J Category employees comparing the position at 30 June 2009 with that of 30 June 2008. J Category posts reduced by 47, or 7.3%, from 688 in June 2008 to 641 in June 2009.

Overview

The bar chart below illustrates the proportional distribution of the 6,749 actual headcount by department.

The line chart below illustrates the movement in actual headcount since the introduction of the HRIS in June 2007. The seasonal fluctuations are due to summer seasonal contract workers who are employed on June 30 but not on December 31 of each year.

Department Headcount

Headcount pays no regard to the amount of hours worked by an employee, but rather counts the number of people employed by the States; this is in line with the manpower reporting requirements for the Private Sector.

Table 1 below shows the actual headcount numbers for the year to 30 June 2009 and the primary reasons for any large increases or decreases in actuals.

Table 1

Appendix A

‘J’ Category Employee Analysis

The table below details ‘J’ Category employees for both permanent and non permanent contracts and their movement between the June 2009 and June 2008 reporting period.

The number of J Category employees has fallen by 47 over the year to 30 June 2009. This is mainly a result of two departments:

Health and Social Services has reported a net reduction of 41 J Category employees due to updating residential status during 2008 resulting in many staff becoming A-H category. Also the impact of nurse and middle grade doctor vacancies towards the end of 2008 had skewed the figures as these J Category staff that had left reduced the number.

The Education, Sport and Culture Department reported a net reduction of 14 J Category employees. The Department stated that the reductions were due to one teacher taking Voluntary Retirement, six teachers leaving the Island and seven teachers becoming A-H Category through 10 years of continuous employment.