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<p>The Department uses temporary staff, both civil servants on fixed term contracts
and interim and agency workers, to provide flexibility to meet variations in workloads,
fill short term resourcing or skills gaps and to help deliver time limited projects.
The use of such staff is an important element of managing our resources in the context
of the expectation of reducing staffing numbers and admin budgets over the next five
years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The following table shows the estimated spend
on payroll-funded staff that are on fixed term contracts, over the next three years.
These staff represent around 2.5% of the workforce and around 2.4% of the pay bill.</p><p>
</p><p>Estimated spend on payroll staff on fixed term contracts</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>
</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Item</p></td><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Estimated
spend for payroll staff on fixed-term contracts</p></td><td><p>£2.75 million</p></td><td><p>£2.66
million</p></td><td><p>£2.58 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Estimated numbers of
staff on fixed-term contracts (full-time equivalent)</p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p>47.5</p></td><td><p>46</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>For interim and agency workers, no forecast
is available for the spend on such staff and the Department is looking to reduce their
use. All interim and agency staff will be funded from within the Department’s pay
budget.</p><p> </p>
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