Table 71: Separations of ongoing employees: separation type by base classification and gender, 2020-21

Table 71: Separations of ongoing employees: separation type by base classification and gender, 2020-21

 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 24 31 3 19 129 265 292 528 359 132 30 8 . 1820
Age retirement 1 . 4 28 91 143 150 277 200 164 25 12 5 1100
Retrenchment . . 6 21 22 38 42 113 136 162 49 15 3 607
Physical or mental incapacity . . . 2 12 18 12 16 11 4 3 2 . 80
Compulsory move to non-APS agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Deceased . . . . 4 6 8 11 14 4 . . . 47
Inappropriately qualified . . . 1 1 . . . . . . . . 2
Underperformance . 1 . 2 3 3 3 4 2 1 . . . 19
Section 29(3)(e) * . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Breach of engagement condition ** . 1 1 . 2 1 2 1 . . . . . 8
Misconduct . 1 . 1 3 9 3 7 9 1 . . . 34
Total men 25 34 14 74 267 483 512 957 731 468 107 37 8 3717

 

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 35 21 2 47 250 507 413 627 377 126 22 5 1 2433
Age retirement 2 2 4 52 204 370 202 291 207 94 18 7 2 1455
Retrenchment . . 2 36 50 63 66 122 121 73 26 9 3 571
Physical or mental incapacity . . 2 2 22 52 15 24 19 9 1 . . 146
Compulsory move to non-APS agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Deceased . . . . 3 9 9 8 8 2 1 1 . 41
Inappropriately qualified 1 . . . . . 1 . 1 . . . . 3
Underperformance 1 . . 1 11 6 3 3 2 . 1 . . 28
Section 29(3)(e) * 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Breach of engagement condition ** 4 . . 1 6 2 2 1 . . . . . 16
Misconduct . . . . 2 8 2 3 . . . . . 15
Total women 44 23 10 139 548 1017 713 1079 735 304 69 22 6 4709

 

 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 59 52 5 66 380 772 706 1155 738 258 52 13 1 4257
Age retirement 3 2 8 80 295 513 352 568 407 258 43 19 7 2555
Retrenchment . . 8 57 72 101 108 235 257 235 75 24 6 1178
Physical or mental incapacity . . 2 4 34 70 27 40 30 13 4 2 . 226
Compulsory move to non-APS agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Deceased . . . . 7 15 17 19 22 6 1 1 . 88
Inappropriately qualified 1 . . 1 1 . 1 . 1 . . . . 5
Underperformance 1 1 . 3 14 9 6 7 4 1 1 . . 47
Section 29(3)(e) * 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Breach of engagement condition ** 4 1 1 1 8 3 4 2 . . . . . 24
Misconduct . 1 . 1 5 17 5 10 9 1 . . . 49
Total 69 57 24 213 816 1500 1226 2036 1468 772 176 59 14 8430

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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