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HUMAN RESOURCE OVERSIGHT STATISTICS PART D: HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
3.2 Employment and Vacancies

The tables in this section summarise the position with regard to employment and vacancies.

The following tables summarise the number of posts on the establishment, the number of employees, the vacancy rate, and whether there are any staff that are additional to the establishment.
This information is presented in terms of three (3) key variables:
• Programme
• Salary band
• Critical occupations (see definition in notes below).

The Department had identified critical occupations that need to be monitored. In terms of current regulations, it is possible to create a post on the establishment that can be occupied by more than one
employee. Therefore, the vacancy rate reflects the percentage of posts that are not filled.

Table 3.2.1 Employment and vacancies by programme as on 31 March 2022
Number of posts on Number of employees additional to
Programme Number of posts filled Vacancy Rate
approved establishment the establishment
P1: Administration 422 326 27 54
P3: Social Security Policy & Admininistration 93 68 29 0
P4: Welfare Service Policy Development & Impementation 339 261 20 20
Support
P5: Social Policy & Integrated Service Delivery 126 100 24 7
Total 980 755 23% 85

NOTE:
The actual vacancy rate in the Department is 8% based on its costing model. The total number of approved posts is 766, of which there are 706 filled posts. There are unfunded posts on PERSAL which
creates a skewed vacancy rate of 23%.
These posts are on PERSAL to inform the prioritisation process the Department follows when filling critical posts. It would be easier to fill posts when they are prioritised rather than recreating them if
abolished.

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