GTS Staff Recruitment and Rention

Summary

The request sought a five-year breakdown of Government Trading Services (GTS) recruitment advertisements, staff departures, and failed hiring attempts. The Cabinet Office disclosed all requested data, providing annual figures for advertised positions, total leavers, and specific instances where vacancies were not filled in the first round.

Key Facts

• A total of 51 staff members left GTS over the five-year period from 2020 to 2025.
• No positions were advertised in 2020, while 2021 saw the highest number of advertisements with 16 positions.
• In 2021, two vacancies failed to hire suitable candidates in the first round and were not re-advertised.
• In 2023, two vacancies failed to hire in the first round but were successfully filled after being re-advertised.
• All advertisements in 2022, 2024, and 2025 resulted in successful recruitment on the first round.

Data Disclosed

• 2020 - 0 positions advertised
• 2021 - 16 positions advertised
• 2022 - 6 positions advertised
• 2023 - 15 positions advertised
• 2024 - 12 positions advertised
• 2025 - 4 positions advertised
• 51 total leavers
• 2020 - 15 leavers
• 2021 - 13 leavers
• 2022 - 10 leavers
• 2023 - 4 leavers
• 2024 - 6 leavers
• 2025 - 3 leavers
• 2021 - 2 failed first-round hires
• 2023 - 2 failed first-round hires
• case_id: 4720497
• 2025-06-12
• 2025-07-22

Original Request

Please can you provide a breakdown for the last 5 years, of how many positions have been advertised and how many people have left GTS please? Please also include how many of the vacancies failed to hire suitable candidates in the first round of advertising.

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Full Response Text

Government Office Douglas Isle of Man IM1 3PN Telephone: (+44) 01624 686244
Website: www.gov.im/co

Our ref: 4720497 22 July 2025

Dear ###

We write further to your request, received 12 June 2025, which states:

"Please can you provide a breakdown for the last 5 years, of how many positions have been advertised and how many people have left GTS please?
Please also include how many of the vacancies failed to hire suitable candidates in the first round of advertising."

Our response to your request is as follows:

1. Please can you provide a breakdown for the last 5 years, of how many positions have been advertised?

For the calendar year 1 January to 31 December annually, the figures are as follows:

2020 - 0 positions were advertised 2021 - 16 positions 2022 - 6 positions 2023 - 15 positions 2024 - 12 positions 2025 – 4 positions

1. How many people have left GTS please?

In total, there have been 51 leavers in the past 5 years. The information is provided from PIP, the HR and payroll system. The information includes staff who have left GTS including moving to other Departments or other Divisions, within Cabinet Office.

2020 – 15 organisational leavers 2021 – 13 organisational leavers 2022 – 10 organisational leavers 2023 – 4 organisational leavers 2024 – 6 organisational leavers 2025 – 3 organisational leavers

1. Please also include how many of the vacancies failed to hire suitable candidates in the first round of advertising.

In 2021, 2 vacancies failed to hire suitable candidates in the first round of advertising and neither role was re-advertised.

In 2023, 2 vacancies failed to hire suitable candidates in the first round of advertising, however, both roles were readvertised and positions filled.

For 2022, 2024 and 2025 every advertisement was successfully recruited to on the first round of advertising.

Please quote the reference number 4720497 in any future communications.

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