§ Ms HarmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what guidance has been issued in respect of the recruitment and appointment of non-permanent employees in (i) his Department and (ii) the Employment Service.
§ Miss WiddecombeGuidance throughout the Employment Department group gives effect to the rules in the civil service management code which are governed by the Civil Service Order in Council 1991.
Staff Years—Outturn 1990–91 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–962 Employment Service 1,762 (4.9) 3,750 (8.8) 3,394 (7.1) 3,382 (8.0) 2,428 (5.0) Rest of Employment Department Group1 715(4.3) 378(2.5) 592(4.0) 621(4.9) 661(6.0) 1 Employment Department, Health and Safety Executive and Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service. 2 Estimated Outturn.
§ Ms HarmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment for the current year and each of the past five years, how many employees in (i) his Department and (ii) the Employment Service who have been employed on temporary contracts of(a) 51 weeks or (b) less than 51 weeks duration are re-employed in the same or similar position at a later date.
§ Miss WiddecombeThe information is not readily available and could he obtained only at disproportionate cost.
§ Ms HarmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list for each Employment Service office (i) the number of employees employed on temporary (ii) 51 week contracts, (iii) the number of employees employed on temporary contracts of less than 51 weeks duration and (iv) the total number of employees for the current year and each of the past five years, in each case specifying how many employees in (i) have been
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All employees (including temporary employees) April 1989 to April 1990 April 1990 to April 1991 April 1991 to April 1992 April 1992 to April 1993 April 1993 to April 1994 Estimated for 12 months to April 1995 36,445 35,639 42,564 47,763 45,282 44,923
§ Ms HarmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment, how many people he expects to employ in (i) his Department and (ii) the Employment Service on temporary contracts of(a) 51 weeks or (b) less than 51 weeks duration in the next three years, in each case specifying the number of employees who had previously been employed in a similar position on the same contract.
§ Miss WiddecombeThe available information relates to plans for the number of casual staff years. The plans are shown in the following table:
1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 Employment Service 1,652 1,317 1,202 Rest of Employment Department Group1 297 285 285 1 Employment Department, Health and Safety Executive and Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service.
§ Ms HarmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many employees in (i) his Department and (ii) the Employment Service have been employed on temporary contracts of(a) 51 weeks or (b) less than 51 weeks' duration for the current year and each of the past five years, in each case specifying what percentage of the respective total workforce these employees constitute.
§ Miss WiddecombeThe available information about casual staff, with the percentage of the respective workforce in brackets is shown in the following table.
previously employed on a temporary 51 week contract by the Employment Service.
§ Miss WiddecombeResponsibility for the subject of the question has been delegated to the Employment Service Agency under its chief executive. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to he given.
Letter from M. E. G. Fogden to Ms Harriet Harman, dated 15 March 1995:
629WThe Secretary of State has asked me to reply to your question concerning the number of employees employed on temporary contracts by the Employment Service (ES).All ES temporary employees are currently given contracts for a specific number of weeks of employment up to a maximum of 51 weeks. Detailed information about the length of each individual contract, or personal records on individual employees who have been previously employed on temporary contracts, is not recorded. It is not therefore possible to provide the numbers of employees in the different categories requested for each ES office except at disproportionate cost.I can however provide staff usage figures (including those on temporary contracts) for the past five years.
Temporary employees April 1989 to April 1990 April 1990 to April 1991 April 1991 to April 1992 April 1992 to April 1993 April 1993 to April 1994 Estimated for 12 months to April 1995 1,803 1,762 3,750 3,394 3,882 2,428 I hope this information is helpful.
§ Ms HarmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what positions in (i) his Department and (ii) the Employment Service are filled by employees who are employed on temporary contracts of(a) 51 weeks or (b) less than 51 weeks duration.
§ Miss WiddecombeThe great majority are in the administrative officer and administrative assistant grades.
§ Ms HarmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish the full terms of employment as specified to employees in his Department and all executive agencies for which he is responsible who are employed on a temporary contract of(a) 51 weeks or (b) less than 51 weeks duration.
§ Miss WiddecombeTerms of employment vary according to grade and location. Appointment letters throughout the Employment Department group are based on Treasury guidance.