You are here : Home > How We Work > Equality and Diversity > Employment Monitoring Statistics > Employment Monitoring Gender
 
 

Employment Monitoring: Gender

Existing workforce

Gender of NSS employees - existing workforce - data as at 31 December 2009
  Number of Employees
Female 2278
Male 1385
TOTAL 3663

Recruitment

Gender profile of NSS employees - recruitment - data as at 31 December 2009
  Applications Requested Applications Received Shortlist Pre Interview Post Interview Conditional Offer References Successful
Male 1,595 1,479 1,427 423 345 131 134 269
Female 1,792 1,661 1,626 623 529 189 185 376
Unknown 5,036 3,217 1,629 651 553 215 199 410
TOTAL 8,413 6,357 4,682 1,697 1,427 535 518 1,055

It is noted that over 59% of applicants to NSS have not divulged their gender on application so it is very difficult for us to draw conclusions about the ratio of gender applying to NSS.

Full Time versus Part Time

Gender profile of NSS employees - full time versus part time - data as at 31 December 2009
  Full Time Part Time Total
Female 1397 881 2278
Male 1247 138 1385

Although this shows the majority of part time staff are female, this is consistent with the strides made by NSS to improve Work/Life Balance profiles and acknowledge social responsibilities.

Transgender

Existing workforce

Transgender profile of NSS employees - workforce - data as at 31 December 2009
Transgender Headcount
Declined 3
No 1469
No information held 2191
TOTAL 3663

Over half of the NSS workforce have failed to respond to the question on transgender.

Recruitment

Transgender profile of NSS employees - recruitment - data as at 31 December 2009
Age Profile Applications Requested Applications Received Shortlist Pre Interview Post Interview Conditional Offer References Successful
No 3,543 3,272 3,185 1,115 973 379 371 751
Yes 7 7 6 0 0 0 0 0
Unknown 4,863 3,078 1,491 542 454 156 147 304
TOTAL 8,413 6,357 4,682 1,697 1,427 535 518 1,055

 

Back to top
 
Employment Monitoring Statistics Employment Monitoring Age Employment Monitoring Disability Employment Monitoring Gender Employment Monitoring Race Employment Monitoring Religion Employment Monitoring Sexual Orientation
 
 
explore NHS National Services Scotland