Table 71: Separations of ongoing employees: separation type by base classification and gender, 2020

Table 71: Separations of ongoing employees: separation type by base classification and gender, 2020
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 26 20 4 24 117 221 238 404 307 116 21 13 2 1513
Age retirement 2 . 4 15 75 137 134 260 201 142 24 10 2 1006
Retrenchment . . 2 15 20 28 44 114 146 155 51 12 4 591
Physical or mental incapacity . . . 3 8 12 14 15 15 4 4 2 . 77
Compulsory move to non-APS agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Deceased . . 1 2 8 8 7 12 11 2 . . . 51
Inappropriately qualified . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . 1
Underperformance . 1 . 1 3 4 2 3 4 1 . . . 19
Section 29(3)(e) * . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Breach of engagement condition ** 1 3 1 . 3 1 2 4 2 . . . . 17
Misconduct . . . 1 . 8 6 7 4 3 . . . 29
Total men 29 24 12 61 235 419 447 819 690 423 100 37 8 3304
                             
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 26 4 35 221 410 338 566 327 109 16 6 1 2096
Age retirement 2 1 4 39 191 323 175 253 174 93 20 5 3 1283
Retrenchment . . 2 24 41 56 79 122 110 87 41 8 3 573
Physical or mental incapacity . . . 2 23 54 14 29 26 6 2 . . 156
Compulsory move to non-APS agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Deceased . . . 1 6 6 8 9 8 2 1 . . 41
Inappropriately qualified 1 . . . 1 . 1 . . . . . . 3
Underperformance 1 1 1 1 11 7 4 5 3 . . . . 34
Section 29(3)(e) * 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Breach of engagement condition ** 2 . . . 6 . 3 4 1 1 . . . 17
Misconduct 2 . 1 . 6 8 3 8 1 . . . . 29
Total women 46 28 12 102 506 864 625 996 650 298 80 19 7 4233
                             
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 63 46 8 59 341 631 576 970 635 225 37 19 3 3613
Age retirement 4 1 8 54 266 460 309 513 375 235 44 15 5 2289
Retrenchment . . 4 39 61 84 123 236 256 242 92 20 7 1164
Physical or mental incapacity . . . 5 31 66 28 44 41 10 6 2 . 233
Compulsory move to non-APS agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Deceased . . 1 3 14 14 15 21 19 4 1 . . 92
Inappropriately qualified 1 . . . 2 . 1 . . . . . . 4
Underperformance 1 2 1 2 14 11 6 8 7 1 . . . 53
Section 29(3)(e) * 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Breach of engagement condition ** 3 3 1 . 9 1 5 8 3 1 . . . 34
Misconduct 2 . 1 1 6 16 9 15 5 3 . . . 58
Total 75 52 24 163 744 1283 1072 1815 1341 721 180 56 15 7541

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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