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Table 69: Separations of ongoing employees: separation type by base classification and gender, 2019

Men

Table 69: Separations of ongoing employees: separation type by base classification and gender, 2019
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 27 29 4 35 171 261 297 540 387 190 16 7 1 1965
Age retirement . 1 3 21 89 164 178 267 214 140 35 11 1 1124
Retrenchment . . 4 15 33 103 96 171 222 179 31 15 1 870
Physical or mental incapacity . . . 4 10 15 13 18 12 5 . . . 77
Compulsory move to non-APS agency . 30 2 26 16 46 21 109 201 257 1 1 . 710
Deceased . . 2 1 7 9 5 6 9 3 . . . 42
Inappropriately qualified . . . . . 1 . 1 . 1 . . . 3
Underperformance 2 1 . . 6 10 3 5 1 4 . . . 32
Section 29(3)(e) * . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Breach of engagement condition ** 3 1 . 1 4 5 . 4 . . . . . 18
Misconduct 1 . . 4 8 11 5 7 4 1 . . . 41
Total men 33 62 15 107 344 625 618 1128 1050 780 83 34 3 4882

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 41 28 6 49 315 577 452 676 388 164 11 6 1 2714
Age retirement 1 1 6 33 176 337 182 255 159 76 24 13 2 1265
Retrenchment . . 13 26 78 256 170 251 223 109 18 10 1 1155
Physical or mental incapacity 1 . 2 5 24 47 13 18 16 6 1 . . 133
Compulsory move to non-APS agency . 19 15 76 59 63 51 210 220 261 . . . 974
Deceased . . . . 5 13 7 12 6 1 1 . . 45
Inappropriately qualified . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . 1
Underperformance . 1 1 . 16 13 7 5 1 2 . . . 46
Section 29(3)(e) * . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Breach of engagement condition ** 3 . . . 5 3 3 2 . . . . . 16
Misconduct 2 . 1 1 8 18 1 3 3 . . . . 37
Total women 48 49 44 190 686 1327 886 1432 1017 619 55 29 4 6386

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 68 58 10 84 488 838 749 1216 775 355 27 13 2 4683
Age retirement 1 2 9 54 265 502 360 522 373 216 59 24 3 2390
Retrenchment . . 17 41 112 359 266 422 445 288 49 25 2 2026
Physical or mental incapacity 1 . 2 9 34 62 26 36 28 11 1 . . 210
Compulsory move to non-APS agency . 49 17 102 75 109 72 319 421 518 1 1 . 1684
Deceased . . 2 1 12 22 12 18 15 4 1 . . 87
Inappropriately qualified . . . . . 1 . 1 1 1 . . . 4
Underperformance 2 2 1 . 22 23 10 10 2 6 . . . 78
Section 29(3)(e) * . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Breach of engagement condition ** 7 1 . 1 9 8 3 6 . . . . . 35
Misconduct 3 . 1 5 16 29 6 10 7 1 . . . 78
Total 82 112 59 297 1033 1953 1504 2560 2067 1400 138 63 7 11275

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.