§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many and what proportion of the staff of his Department are(a)job sharing, (b)term working and (c)engaged in another form of flexible working. [42424]
§ Mr. Nicholas BrownWe have a range of alternative working practices available to all staff which aim to strike a balance between working life and personal commitments. The majority of staff work on a flexible working pattern, which allows a degree of freedom that they can tailor around their work and home life priorities.
The Department for Work and Pensions is a new Department therefore figures supplied below have been supplied from Employment Services and DSS legacy systems.
(a) Job sharing ES DSS DWP Number of staff employed 40,123 104,597 144,720 Number of job sharers 4 6 10 Proportion of staff employed as job sharers 0.01 0.01 0.01
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(b) Part-year working ES DSS DWP Number of staff employed 40,123 104,597 144,720 Number of part-year workers 539 3,328 3,867 Proportion of staff employed as part-year workers 1.34 3.18 2.67
(c) Other flexible working patterns ES DSS DWP Number of staff employed 40,123 104,597 23.62 Number of staff employed on other flexible working patterns 9,477 29,770 28.46 Proportion of staff employed on other flexible working patterns 23.62 39,247 27.12