orce eturns 2003 eturns FOR NORTHERN IRELAND FOR NORTHERN Equality Commission Summary ofSummary R Monitoring MONITORING REPORT MONITORING 2003 Monitoring Report No. of 14 A Profile the Northern Workf Ireland Monitoring Report No. 14 A Profile of the Northern Ireland Workforce Summary of Monitoring Returns 2003 FOR NORTHERN IRELAND FOR NORTHERN Equality Commission Equality Commission for NorthernEquality Commission for Ireland Equality House 7-9 Shaftesbury Square Belfast BT2 7DP Tel:Fax: Phone:Text Email: 028 90 500589 Website: 028 90 500600 ISBN: 028 90 331544 [email protected] www.equalityni.org 1-903941-72-5 2003 MONITORING REPORT Monitoring Report No. 14 A Profile of the Northern Ireland Workforce Summary of Monitoring Returns 2003 Price £5.00 This publication is available free on our website www.equalityni.org Equality Commission FOR NORTHERN IRELAND CONTENTS FOREWORD .............................................................................................................................................. 1 KEY DETAILS ............................................................................................................................................ 3 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................. 7 CHAPTER 2 THE MONITORED NORTHERN IRELAND WORKFORCE.......................................... 11 Composition of Monitored Northern Ireland Workforce .......................................................................11 The Public Sector Workforce ............................................................................................................. 13 The Monitored Private Sector Workforce........................................................................................... 14 Composition of Monitored Northern Ireland Full-time Workforce ....................................................... 14 Trends in Composition of Full-time Workforce...................................................................................15 Composition of Monitored Northern Ireland Part-time Workforce ...................................................... 17 CHAPTER 3 THE PUBLIC SECTOR: FULL-TIME ........................................................................... 21 Overall Composition .......................................................................................................................... 21 Composition by Sex........................................................................................................................... 21 Composition by Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) ............................................................ 22 Security related occupations .............................................................................................................. 27 Composition of the Major Sectors ..................................................................................................... 29 The Health Sector ............................................................................................................................. 29 The Education Sector ........................................................................................................................ 31 The District Councils ......................................................................................................................... 34 The Civil Service ............................................................................................................................... 36 CHAPTER 4 THE PUBLIC SECTOR: PART-TIME ........................................................................... 45 Overall Composition .......................................................................................................................... 45 Composition by Sex........................................................................................................................... 46 Composition by Standard Occupational Classification ....................................................................... 46 Security related Occupations ............................................................................................................. 48 The Health Sector ............................................................................................................................. 49 The Education Sector ........................................................................................................................ 51 The District Councils ......................................................................................................................... 53 The Civil Service ............................................................................................................................... 54 CHAPTER 5 THE PRIVATE SECTOR: FULL-TIME ......................................................................... 57 Overall Composition .......................................................................................................................... 57 Composition by Sex........................................................................................................................... 57 Composition by Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) ............................................................ 58 Composition by Company Size .......................................................................................................... 62 Composition by Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) .................................................................... 64 Composition by Sector ...................................................................................................................... 66 CHAPTER 6 THE PRIVATE SECTOR: PART-TIME ......................................................................... 71 Overall Composition .......................................................................................................................... 71 Composition by Sex........................................................................................................................... 71 Composition by Standard Occupational Classification ....................................................................... 72 Composition by Company Size .......................................................................................................... 73 Composition by Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) .................................................................... 74 Composition by Sector ...................................................................................................................... 75 CHAPTER 7 APPLICANTS AND APPOINTEES ............................................................................... 81 Public Sector Applicants .................................................................................................................... 81 Public Sector Appointees ................................................................................................................... 82 The Health Sector ............................................................................................................................. 85 The Education Sector ........................................................................................................................ 86 The District Councils ......................................................................................................................... 89 The Civil Service ............................................................................................................................... 92 Private Sector Applicants and Appointees ......................................................................................... 94 CHAPTER 8 PROMOTEES AND LEAVERS.................................................................................... 101 Public Sector Promotees ................................................................................................................. 101 Public Sector Leavers...................................................................................................................... 102 Private Sector Promotees (251+) .................................................................................................... 102 Private Sector Leavers (251+) ......................................................................................................... 102 APPENDIX COMPOSITION OF INDIVIDUAL CONCERNS Introduction...................................................................................................................................... 105 Interpretation of information ............................................................................................................. 106 Section 1- Composition of Individual Specified Authorities ............................................................... 107 Section 2- Composition of Private Sector concerns ..........................................................................113 Section 3- Composition of appointees to Specified Authorities ........................................................ 169 Section 4- Composition of appointees to Private Sector concerns................................................... 175 Foreword I am pleased to introduce the 14th annual summary of the monitoring returns submitted by employers to the Equality Commission. In addition to helping individual employers understand the composition