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Table 69: Separations of ongoing employees: separation type by base classification and gender, 2019
Men
Separation type | Classification | Total | ||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||
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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.