Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Conditions of Employment
(asked on 13th April 2017) - 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 and what proportion of staff employed by her Department are employed on a contract which is (a) full-time permanent, (b) part-time permanent, (c) for less than two years' duration, (d) on an agency basis and (e) zero-hours.
As at 31 March 2017 the proportion of staff employed in the department is shown below:
| Headcount | % |
Full-Time permanent staff | 1587 | 76.6% |
Part-Time permanent staff | 265 | 12.8% |
Fixed / Short Term appointments employed for less than two years | 98 | 4.7% |
Agency Basis staff | 121 | 5.8% |
Zero-Hours | 0 | 0.0% |
Total | 2071 |
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It is not Defra Policy to employ staff on “Zero-Hours” contracts.