recruitment benefits

Summary

The request asked for the total number of unique individuals who received recruitment benefits from the Department of Education, Sport and Culture since the 2017-2018 financial year, and how many remain employed. The authority disclosed that 172 individuals benefited and 124 are still employed.

Key Facts

• The request covered recruitment benefits including relocation costs, retention payments, housing allowance, student loan schemes, and shortage allowances.
• The data period spans from the financial year 2017-2018 to the date of the response in May 2024.
• Individuals were counted only once regardless of how many different benefits they received.
• The Department of Education, Sport and Culture confirmed that 172 unique individuals received at least one benefit.
• Of those 172 individuals, 124 are currently still employed by the department.

Data Disclosed

• 172
• 124
• 2017-2018
• 2024-05-21
• 2024-05-29
• 3870873

Original Request

Since the financial year 2017-2018 to date, how many individuals have benefited from one or more recruitment benefit? (relocation costs, recruitment and retention payments, housing allowance, student loan scheme+ shortage allowance). NB please only count an individual once even if they received all benefits. How many of these individuals are still employed by the department?

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Full Response Text

Policy, Strategy and Governance Division Department of Education, Sport and Culture Thie Slieau Whallian Foxdale Road St Johns IM4 3AS

Telephone: (01624) 685808 Website: www.gov.im/dec Email: dec@foi.gov.im

Our ref: 3870873 29 May 2024

Dear ###

We write further to your request, received 21 May 2024, which states:

"Since the financial year 2017-2018 to date, how many individuals have benefited from one or more recruitment benefit? (relocation costs, recruitment and retention payments, housing allowance, student loan scheme+ shortage allowance). NB please only count an individual once even if they received all benefits.

How many of these individuals are still employed by the department?"

Our response to your request is as follows:

Since the financial year 2017-2018 to date, how many individuals have benefited from one or more recruitment benefit? (relocation costs, recruitment and retention payments, housing allowance, student loan scheme+ shortage allowance).
NB please only count an individual once even if they received all benefits.

172

How many of these individuals are still employed by the department?

124

Please quote the reference number 3870873 in any future communications.

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