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July 11, 2011 at 9:00 am · Filed under Social Sciences ·Tagged Employment, Public sector
These statistics were published in June 2011.
“The statistics in this release are based on administrative records and surveys of individual public sector bodies carried out by the Scottish Government and the Office for National Statistics ( ONS). The publication includes information on public sector employment in Scotland with distinctions made for employment in devolved bodies and reserved bodies (located in Scotland).”
“Some of the key points are as follows:
(based on headcount)
- In Q1 2011 there were 615,400 people employed in the public sector in Scotland, a decrease of 8,000 (1.3%) since Q1 2010.
- There were 2,471,000 people in employment in Scotland in Q1 2011 an increase of 43,900 (1.8%) from 2,427,000 in Q1 2010. In Q1 2011 public sector employment accounted for 24.9% of total employment, down from 25.7% in Q1 2010 and up from 23.8% in Q1 1999 (In 1999 the banking sector was not included in the public sector).
- Of the total 615,400 people employed in the public sector employment in Scotland, 509,700 (82.8%) relates to public bodies devolved to Scotland and 105,700 (17.2%) relates to reserved public sector employment.
- Total employment in the devolved public sector has decreased from 518,800 in Q1 2010 to 509,700 in Q1 2011, a decrease of 9,100 (1.8%) over the year. This has been driven by a decrease in local government employment. Total local government employment decreased by 9,800 (3.2%) over the year to Q1 2011.
- There has been a substantial increase of 6,300 (35.6%) in the devolved civil service in the last year. This is due to the recruitment of 6,650 temporary field staff by GROS to carry out the 2011 census in Q1 2011, the number of temporary staff employed by GROS will decrease substantially in Q2 2011.
- Employment in the reserved public sector (with a presence in Scotland) has increased by 1,100 (1.0%) since Q1 2010. This is due to employment in Public Sector Financial Institutions (part of the reserved public sector) increasing in the last year by 3,600 (9.9%). Within the reserved public sector the largest decrease in employment over the year was in the reserved civil service category, decreasing by 1,800 (5.4%) to 31,200.
- If banks were not included in the series:
- Total public sector employment would have decreased by more, 11,600 (2%), instead of 8,000 (1.3%) over the year.
- Employment in the reserved public sector in Scotland would have decreased by 2,500 (3.7%) instead of increasing by 1,100 (1%) over the year.
- Financial institutions are not included in the devolved public sector total.”
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November 15, 2010 at 9:00 am · Filed under Social Sciences ·Tagged Education, Employment, Skills development, Training
This guidance was published in October 2010.
Skills Development Scheme – Scotland Rural Development Programme
“The Skills Development Scheme will provide funding support for eligible organisations to set up group training initiatives (workshops, training programmes and other group events) to improve business and land management skills.
Initiatives must either fill a gap in existing provision or offer a new and effective way of meeting a training need. It can be a one-off event, a series of events or a longer skills development programme lasting not more than 3 years. It can be locally based or have a regional or national coverage.”
For full additional information see the Scheme Rules and Procedures SDS 1 (2010).
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September 22, 2010 at 3:52 pm · Filed under Business, Social Sciences ·Tagged Employment, Migration, Rural economies
These findings were published in September 2010.
“Background
There is a large volume of research on rural migration in Scotland, but there has been no recent attempt to draw together the evidence, assess its reliability, and ascertain its implications for policy development and delivery. The study was undertaken to address this gap. It focuses on the age and life-stage related factors which the literature suggests could influence individuals’ rural migration decisions.
Main Findings
- For young people, the factors that encourage some to leave are often the same factors that encourage others to move into rural areas. These are the availability of high quality jobs; affordable housing options; a sense of being valued by the local community; and encouragement from friends and family. Factors encouraging young people to stay in rural areas are the availability of higher education and employment opportunities; social/family pressure to stay; a sense of attachment to the local community; and a lack of resources to move.
- Factors encouraging families to leave rural areas are: a lack of affordable housing; the perception that rural areas do not offer the economic and/or social lifestyle they desire; and a lack of accessible shops, schools and services. Factors encouraging them to move into rural areas are the desire for a lifestyle change; local family connections; the perception that rural areas provide a good environment for bringing up children; and a perceived strong sense of community. Factors encouraging families to stay in rural areas are parents’ desire to safeguard their children’s education; in some rural areas a general unwillingness to uproot family life.
- Factors encouraging people who are economically active to leave rural areas are: a lack of high quality jobs; the perception that rural areas do not offer the economic and/or social lifestyle they desire; social pressure to leave. The main factors encouraging them to move into rural areas are the availability of high quality jobs; appreciation of the local environment; the availability of low cost housing; local social connections. Factors which encourage them to return to rural areas are social ties; family obligations; high quality employment (including opportunities to work remotely); the desire for a lifestyle change.
- For older people, the factors encouraging them to leave rural areas are: a lack of suitable accommodation; a lack of support to stay in one’s own home; a lack of local healthcare services; poor availability and accessibility of shops and services; and feelings of social isolation. The factors encouraging older people to move into rural areas are: an appreciation of the local environment; perceived lifestyle improvements; the availability of appropriate, affordable housing; and a perceived strong sense of community.
- The literature indicates that the key implications for policy relate to providing: high quality rural jobs; a range of affordable housing options; advice and support for people as they move into, or think about moving into, rural areas. In addition, the literature indicates a need for policy to involve all residents in local decision making; and acknowledge differences in the needs of remote and accessible rural areas.
- The most pressing research gap is the lack of a large-scale, statistically robust survey of rural migration in Scotland. Evidence is also lacking on the impacts on in-migration on rural communities; the motivations and expectations of return migrants; and the migration decisions of older people.”
The full report is also available online.
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September 10, 2010 at 9:00 am · Filed under Health ·Tagged Employment, Health care, Mental health officers
This report was published August 2010.
“The aim of the survey is to collect information about the number of qualified MHOs who are practising within Scotland on the 31 st March for a given year. Practising is defined as using legislation directly in relation to working with clients, or potentially using legislation directly in relation to clients e.g. serving on rotas, during the previous 12 months.
A Mental Health Officer ( MHO):
- is a qualified Social Worker with at least two years experience, who has completed a further years study on Mental Disorder and the related Law to achieve accreditation.
- has a range of statutory duties under the Criminal Procedure (Consequential Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1995, the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000 and the Mental Health (Care and Treatment)(Scotland) Act 2003.
- can work as either part of a specialist mental health team, or are integrated into a multidisciplinary (non-mental health specialist) teams. MHOs are responsible for making decisions about admissions to hospital for people who, in their judgement, pose a risk to themselves or others.
This release presents the results of the latest survey to give a picture of:
- The number of practising MHOs in post at 31st March 2010.
- The workload undertaken by MHOs.”
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August 19, 2010 at 9:00 am · Filed under Business, General, Social Sciences ·Tagged Employment, Labour market, Unemployment
These statistics were published in August 2010.
“Regional statistical bulletins are a series of 11 quarterly publications comprising one for Scotland, Wales and for each government office region in England. They contain a range of labour market information including breakdowns of employment, unemployment, economic inactivity, jobs, hours and Jobseeker’s Allowance claimant count.
For April to June 2010:
- The employment rate was 70.2 per cent and there were 2.44 million employed people.
- The unemployment rate was 8.4 per cent and there were 223,000 unemployed people.
- The inactivity rate was 23.2 per cent and there were 789,000 inactive people aged from 16 to 64.”
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August 9, 2010 at 9:00 am · Filed under Business, General, Social Sciences ·Tagged Economic conditions, Employment, Household Income, Labour market, Unemployment, Working conditions
This report was published in July 2010.
The Annual Population Survey “is the primary source for information on local labour markets providing headline estimates on employment, unemployment and economic activity. The APS is the largest annual household survey in Scotland and provides a wealth of information about individuals’ personal circumstances and their work.
A wide range of topics are included in the survey:
- Economic Activity (present or past)
- Employment in main job and second jobs
- Working conditions (hours, work pattern etc.)
- Reasons why people are not in the labour force
- Geographical mobility
- Education and training
- Health
- Childcare
- Income
- Individual and household characteristics”
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June 28, 2010 at 9:00 am · Filed under General, Social Sciences ·Tagged Employment, Public sector
These statistics were published in June 2010.
“The statistics in this release are based on administrative records and surveys of individual public sector bodies carried out by the Scottish Government and the Office for National Statistics ( ONS). The publication includes information on public sector employment in Scotland with distinctions made for employment in devolved bodies and reserved bodies (located in Scotland).
Some of the key points are as follows:
(based on headcount)
- In Q1 2010 there were 610,200 people employed in the Public Sector in Scotland, a decrease of 12,900 (2.1%) since Q1 2009.
- There were 2,427,000 people in employment in Scotland in Q1 2010 a decrease of 3.5% from 2,514,000 in Q1 2009. In Q1 2010 public sector employment accounted for 25.1% of total employment, up from 24.8% in Q1 2009 and 23.1% in Q1 1999 (In 1999 the banking sector was not included in the public sector).
- Of the total 610,200 public sector employment in Scotland, 506,000 (82.9%) derives from public bodies devolved to Scotland and 104,300 (17.1%) relates to reserved public sector employment.
- Total employment in the devolved public sector has decreased from 510,000 in Q1 2009 to 506,000 in Q1 2010. A decrease of 4,100 (0.8%). This is largely accounted for by a decrease in local government employment. Total local government employment excluding police and fire decreased by 9,400 (3.3%). This was driven by the transfer of some local government staff to a privately contracted organisation.
- Employment in the reserved public sector (with a presence in Scotland) has decreased by 8,800 staff (7.8%) since Q1 2009. This was related to the decrease in employment in public sector financial institutions over the year decreasing by 7,400 staff (16.8%) to 36,300.
- If banks were not included in the series, total public sector employment would have decreased by 5,500 (1.0%), instead of 12,900 (2.1%) over the year. Employment in the reserved public sector in Scotland would have decreased by 1,500 (2.1%) instead of 8,800 (7.8%) over the year. Financial institutions are not included in the devolved public sector total.”
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April 20, 2010 at 9:00 am · Filed under Health ·Tagged Employment, Health & Safety, Work-related illness, Workplace injury
These statistics were published March 2010.
“The latest national statistics into self-reported work-related illness and workplace injuries in 2008/09, produced by the Health and Safety Executive, show the following;
- 1.2 million people who worked during the last year were suffering from an illness they believe was caused or made worse by their current or most recent work. 551 000 of these were new cases.
- 246 000 non-fatal reportable injuries occurred, a rate of 870 per 100 000 workers (0.87%).
- 29.3 million working days were lost overall (1.2 days per worker), 24.6 million due to work-related illness and 4.7 million due to workplace injury.”
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April 14, 2010 at 9:00 am · Filed under Education, Social Sciences ·Tagged Education, Employment, Training, Young people
This report was published 8th April 2010.
“The proportion of 16–18 year olds not in education, employment or training has changed relatively little over the past decade, despite a succession of government policy initiatives intended to increase rates of participation among this age group. The Government’s most recent strategy to increase rates of participation, Investing in Potential, is welcome, but more radical change is needed if it is to be more successful than earlier government interventions.”
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