Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Zero Hours Contracts
(asked on 22nd February 2018) - View Source
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many (a) full-time staff, (b) part-time staff, (c) temporary staff and (d) any other staff on zero hour contracts were employed directly by their Department in each of the last eight years.
The breakdown of staff employed in the department in each of the last eight years is shown below. Data is shown as at 31 March each year, except for the 2017/18 financial year which is shown as at 31 January 2018.
Headcount
| 2017/18 | 2016/17 | 2015/16 | 2014/15 | 2013/14 | 2012/13 | 20/1112 | 2010/11 |
Full-Time Payroll staff | 3015 | 1678 | 1460 | 1818 | 1804 | 1899 | 1902 | 2238 |
Part-Time Payroll staff | 548 | 272 | 238 | 268 | 264 | 272 | 262 | 315 |
Total Payroll Staff | 3563 | 1950 | 1968 | 2086 | 2068 | 2171 | 2164 | 2553 |
Temporary staff (non-payroll) | 339 | 121 | 75 | 98 | 91 | 73 | 73 | 119 |
Zero-Hours | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total All Staff | 3902 | 2071 | 2043 | 2184 | 2159 | 2244 | 2237 | 2672 |
Increases in payroll staff and temporary (non-payroll) numbers between 2016/17 and 2017/18 are due to recruitment to support EU Exit, corporate services transformation and prioritisation of work between the Arm’s Length Bodies / Executive Agencies and the department to support work on EU Exit.
It is not Defra Policy to employ staff on “Zero-Hours” contracts.