Table 71: Separations of ongoing employees: separation type by base classification and gender, 2021

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 25 47 2 24 180 302 383 691 525 212 26 8 1 2426
Age retirement . . 5 29 105 163 170 331 261 189 36 19 6 1314
Retrenchment . . 8 12 19 49 33 62 93 102 39 15 1 433
Physical or mental incapacity . . . . 10 23 11 18 8 2 2 . . 74
Compulsory move to non-APS agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Deceased . . . . 1 8 5 12 16 4 . . . 46
Inappropriately qualified . . . 2 1 . . . . . . . . 3
Underperformance 1 . . 1 3 5 3 7 2 . . . . 22
Section 29(3)(e) * . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Breach of engagement condition ** . . . . 1 1 1 . . . . . . 3
Misconduct 1 1 . 2 4 10 5 3 11 1 1 . . 39
Total men 27 48 15 70 324 561 611 1124 916 510 104 42 8 4360

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 38 29 1 72 331 625 552 774 509 194 24 7 3 3159
Age retirement 3 1 4 58 221 424 235 373 237 110 19 6 2 1693
Retrenchment . . 2 27 34 57 50 94 96 78 19 10 1 468
Physical or mental incapacity . . 2 3 24 45 13 19 12 5 2 . . 125
Compulsory move to non-APS agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Deceased . . . 1 1 9 5 6 8 2 . . 1 33
Inappropriately qualified . . . 1 1 . . 1 1 . . . . 4
Underperformance 1 . . 1 8 4 1 1 . 1 1 . . 18
Section 29(3)(e) * 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Breach of engagement condition ** 3 1 . 1 3 1 . . . . . . . 9
Misconduct . . . . 5 11 5 3 1 . . . . 25
Total women 47 31 9 164 628 1176 861 1271 864 390 65 23 7 5536

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 64 76 4 96 513 928 936 1466 1035 406 50 15 4 5593
Age retirement 3 1 9 87 326 587 405 704 498 299 55 25 8 3007
Retrenchment . . 10 39 53 106 83 156 189 180 58 25 2 901
Physical or mental incapacity . . 2 3 34 68 24 37 20 7 4 . . 199
Compulsory move to non-APS agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Deceased . . . 1 2 17 10 18 24 6 . . 1 79
Inappropriately qualified . . . 3 2 . . 1 1 . . . . 7
Underperformance 2 . . 2 11 9 4 8 2 1 1 . . 40
Section 29(3)(e) * 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Breach of engagement condition ** 3 1 . 1 4 2 1 . . . . . . 12
Misconduct 1 1 . 2 9 21 10 6 12 1 1 . . 64
Total 75 79 25 234 954 1738 1473 2396 1781 900 169 65 15 9904

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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