Men | ||||||||||||||
Separation type | Classification | Total | ||||||||||||
Trainee | Graduate | APS 1 | APS 2 | APS 3 | APS 4 | APS 5 | APS 6 | EL 1 | EL 2 | SES 1 | SES 2 | SES 3 | ||
Resignation | 21 | 27 | 11 | 35 | 203 | 280 | 329 | 541 | 402 | 185 | 33 | 7 | 3 | 2077 |
Age retirement | 1 | . | 4 | 29 | 97 | 171 | 153 | 295 | 176 | 161 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 1135 |
Retrenchment | . | . | 10 | 38 | 68 | 129 | 146 | 242 | 299 | 203 | 39 | 20 | 6 | 1200 |
Physical or mental incapacity | . | . | 1 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 24 | 8 | 4 | . | . | . | 83 |
Compulsory move to non-APS agency | 31 | 26 | . | 18 | 10 | 128 | 185 | 353 | 331 | 120 | 9 | . | 2 | 1213 |
Deceased | . | . | . | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | . | . | . | 47 |
Inappropriately qualified | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 |
Underperformance | . | . | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | . | . | . | 33 |
Section 29(3)(e) * | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 |
Breach of engagement condition ** | 2 | 1 | . | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | . | . | . | . | . | 13 |
Misconduct | 2 | . | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 8 | . | 1 | . | . | . | 40 |
Total men | 58 | 54 | 29 | 130 | 417 | 758 | 844 | 1482 | 1225 | 679 | 106 | 41 | 20 | 5843 |
Women | ||||||||||||||
Separation type | Classification | Total | ||||||||||||
Trainee | Graduate | APS 1 | APS 2 | APS 3 | APS 4 | APS 5 | APS 6 | EL 1 | EL 2 | SES 1 | SES 2 | SES 3 | ||
Resignation | 37 | 24 | 7 | 64 | 412 | 643 | 429 | 627 | 418 | 173 | 21 | 12 | . | 2867 |
Age retirement | 3 | . | 3 | 26 | 211 | 385 | 170 | 234 | 130 | 87 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 1274 |
Retrenchment | . | . | 19 | 62 | 164 | 302 | 228 | 370 | 334 | 187 | 30 | 11 | 2 | 1709 |
Physical or mental incapacity | . | . | . | 3 | 13 | 56 | 18 | 28 | 21 | 7 | . | . | . | 146 |
Compulsory move to non-APS agency | 7 | 21 | . | 2 | 5 | 67 | 107 | 185 | 148 | 47 | 6 | 1 | . | 596 |
Deceased | . | . | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | . | . | 32 |
Inappropriately qualified | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Underperformance | 2 | . | . | . | 16 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | . | . | . | 34 |
Section 29(3)(e) * | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Breach of engagement condition ** | 9 | . | . | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | . | . | . | . | . | 25 |
Misconduct | 1 | . | . | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | . | . | . | 31 |
Total women | 59 | 45 | 30 | 160 | 841 | 1487 | 963 | 1457 | 1058 | 505 | 75 | 28 | 6 | 6714 |
Total | ||||||||||||||
Separation type | Classification | Total | ||||||||||||
Trainee | Graduate | APS 1 | APS 2 | APS 3 | APS 4 | APS 5 | APS 6 | EL 1 | EL 2 | SES 1 | SES 2 | SES 3 | ||
Resignation | 58 | 51 | 18 | 99 | 615 | 923 | 758 | 1168 | 820 | 358 | 54 | 19 | 3 | 4944 |
Age retirement | 4 | . | 7 | 55 | 308 | 556 | 323 | 529 | 306 | 248 | 42 | 18 | 13 | 2409 |
Retrenchment | . | . | 29 | 100 | 232 | 431 | 374 | 612 | 634 | 390 | 69 | 31 | 8 | 2910 |
Physical or mental incapacity | . | . | 1 | 8 | 23 | 72 | 33 | 52 | 29 | 11 | . | . | . | 229 |
Compulsory move to non-APS agency | 38 | 47 | . | 20 | 15 | 195 | 292 | 538 | 479 | 167 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1809 |
Deceased | . | . | 1 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 1 | . | . | 79 |
Inappropriately qualified | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 |
Underperformance | 2 | . | 2 | 1 | 22 | 24 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | . | . | . | 67 |
Section 29(3)(e) * | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 |
Breach of engagement condition ** | 11 | 1 | . | 2 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | . | . | . | . | . | 38 |
Misconduct | 3 | . | 1 | 2 | 22 | 23 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 2 | . | . | . | 71 |
Total | 117 | 99 | 59 | 290 | 1258 | 2245 | 1807 | 2939 | 2284 | 1184 | 181 | 69 | 26 | 12558 |
Source: APSED | ||||||||||||||
* Termination resulting from the failure to complete an entry level training course Section 29(3)(e) | ||||||||||||||
** Termination resulting from the failure to meet a condition of engagement imposed under subsection 22 (6) of PS Act (PS Act s29 (3)(f)) (i.e. probation, citizenship, formal qualifications, security and character clearances, health clearances) | ||||||||||||||
Note: age retirements include resignations after age 55. |
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Table 63: Separations of ongoing employees: separation type by base classification and gender, 2018
Last reviewed:
29 March 2019