Table 76: Separations of ongoing employees: length of service by type of separation and gender, 2021

Men

Length of service (years) Separation type Total
Resignation Age retirement Retrenchment Physical or mental
incapacity		 Termination of appointment Compulsory move to
non-APS agency		 Deceased
Under 1 288 20 . . 12 . 1 321
1 and < 2 274 20 . . 6 . 1 301
2 and < 3 268 20 5 . 5 . . 298
3 and < 5 389 29 6 1 4 . 1 430
5 and < 10 462 66 34 3 5 . 3 573
10 and < 15 427 183 63 15 10 . 12 710
15 and < 20 139 244 100 23 16 . 12 534
20 and < 30 61 364 129 27 5 . 10 596
30 and < 40 118 303 90 5 3 . 6 525
40 & over . 65 6 . 1 . . 72
Total men 2426 1314 433 74 67 . 46 4360

Women

Length of service (years) Separation type Total
Resignation Age retirement Retrenchment Physical or mental
incapacity		 Termination of appointment Compulsory move to
non-APS agency		 Deceased
Under 1 331 22 1 . 7 . . 361
1 and < 2 379 27 1 . 4 . . 411
2 and < 3 310 20 2 2 7 . . 341
3 and < 5 470 51 8 1 7 . 3 540
5 and < 10 597 109 36 9 8 . 3 762
10 and < 15 580 242 92 28 10 . 12 964
15 and < 20 269 359 110 33 12 . 5 788
20 and < 30 130 439 129 34 2 . 5 739
30 and < 40 93 371 79 17 1 . 5 566
40 & over . 53 10 1 . . . 64
Total women 3159 1693 468 125 58 . 33 5536

Total

Length of service (years) Separation type Total
Resignation Age retirement Retrenchment Physical or mental
incapacity		 Termination of appointment Compulsory move to
non-APS agency		 Deceased
Under 1 623 42 1 . 19 . 1 686
1 and < 2 656 47 1 . 10 . 1 715
2 and < 3 578 40 7 2 12 . . 639
3 and < 5 859 80 14 2 11 . 4 970
5 and < 10 1060 175 70 12 13 . 6 1336
10 and < 15 1007 425 155 43 20 . 24 1674
15 and < 20 408 603 210 56 28 . 17 1322
20 and < 30 191 803 258 61 7 . 15 1335
30 and < 40 211 674 169 22 4 . 11 1091
40 & over . 118 16 1 1 . . 136
Total 5593 3007 901 199 125 . 79 9904

Source: APSED

Note: age retirements include resignations after age 55.

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