employment

Summary

The request sought statistics on job advertisements for civil servants and manual craft workers between 2015 and 2019, along with details on new starter terms. The Cabinet Office disclosed full data broken down by employment group and date range, confirming that new terms applied from April 2016.

Key Facts

• The request covered job advertisements from 2015 to 2019 for Civil Service and Manual/Craft Workers.
• New terms and conditions for starters were implemented on 01 April 2016.
• Data was provided separately for periods before and after the implementation of new terms.
• The response included counts for both casual and non-casual posts.
• The authority confirmed all requested information was sent.

Data Disclosed

• 389
• 382
• 184
• 170
• 573
• 552
• 1000
• 980
• 537
• 493
• 1537
• 1473
• 01 January 2015
• 31 March 2016
• 01 April 2016
• 31 December 2018
• 2019-09-04
• 2019-09-06

Original Request

can you inform me how many job have been advertised since 2015 to 2019 please regarding to civil servant and manual craft workers ,and can you add the new terms for new starters as well please

Data Tables (2)

Full Response Text

Public Service Vacancies Employment Group Number of jobs advertised from 01 January 2015 up to 31 March 2016 (Including casual posts)
Number of jobs advertised from 01 January 2015 up to 31 March 2016 (Excluding casual posts)
PSC Civil Service 389 382 PSC Manual and Craft Workers 184 170 Total 573 552

From 01 April 2016 all Public Services Commission (Civil Service and Manual and Craft Worker) vacancies were advertised under New Starters and Promotions Agreement terms and conditions. The amount of vacancies that have been advertised under the new agreement from 01 April 2016 up to 31 December 2018 are below:

Employment Group Number of jobs advertised from 01 April 2016 up to 31 December 2018 (Including casual posts)
Number of jobs advertised from 01 April 2016 up to 31 December 2018 (Excluding casual posts)
PSC Civil Service 1000 980 PSC Manual and Craft Workers 537 493 Total 1537 1473

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

Our ref: 947473 6 September 2019

Dear ###

We write further to your request which was received on 4 September 2019 and which states:

"can you inform me how many job have been advertised since 2015 to 2019 please regarding to civil servant and manual craft workers ,and can you add the new terms for new starters as well please"

Please find attached the information requested.

Please quote the reference number 947473 in any future communications.

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