The Public Sector Equality Duty Composite Report 2025
Contents
- Mainstreaming Equality Report 2023-25
- NLC Equality Strategy 2019-2024
- Governance
- Fairer Scotland Duty
- Equality in the Council's Procurement Function
- Education
- North Lanarkshire Licensing Board
- NLC Employment
- NLC Equality Outcomes 2021-2025 Progress Report
- Progress 2021-25 Outcomes 1 to 3
- Progress 2021-25 Outcomes 4 to 6
- Progress 2021-25 Outcomes 7 to 9
- NLC Equality Outcomes 2025-2029
- NLC Equality Outcomes 2025-29 - Outcomes 1 to 3
- NLC Equality Outcomes 2025-29 - Outcomes 4 to 6
- NLC Equality Outcomes 2025-29 - Outcomes 7 to 10
- Next Steps
- NLC Employment Information
- NLC Employment Information - Sex
- NLC Employment Information - Disability
- NLC Employment Information - Ethnicity
- NLC Employment Information - Age
- NLC Employment Information - Sexual Orientation
- NLC Employment Information - Gender Reassignment
- NLC Employment Information - Religion and Belief
- NLC Employment Information - Marriage and Civil Partnership
- NLC Employment Information - Pregnancy and Maternity
- Occupational Segregation – Grades and Occupations – sex, disability and ethnicity
- NLC Equal Pay Statement
NLC Employment Information - Age
Composition of the workforce by age
|
Age Group |
2018 |
2020 |
2022 |
2024 |
Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Below 20 |
148 (1.02%) |
50 (0.35%) |
91 (0.55%) |
121 (0.72%) |
Increase |
|
20 - 39 |
4260 (29.47%) |
4371 (30.33%) |
5001 (29.85%) |
5382 (31.98%) |
Increase |
|
40 - 59 |
8367 (57.88%) |
8115 (56.29%) |
9270 (55.33%) |
8769 (52.10%) |
Decrease |
|
60 - 64 |
1334 (9.23%) |
1391 (9.65%) |
1820 (10.86%) |
1925 (11.44%) |
Increase |
|
65 plus |
348 (2.41%) |
488 (3.38%) |
571 (3.41%) |
633 (3.76%) |
Increase |
|
Total |
14457 (100%) |
14415 (100%) |
16753 (100%) |
16830 (100%) |
|
Comment: Over half the workforce are aged 40-59 though this age group has decreased year on year. All other age groups have increased. 3.76% of our workforce are over 65.
Leavers
|
Age Group |
2018 |
2020 |
2022 |
2024 |
Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Below 20 |
68 (4.83%) |
21 (2.13%) |
59 (4.09%) |
152 (9.25%) |
Increase |
|
20-39 |
394 (27.9%) |
254 (25.7%) |
443 (30.70%) |
446 (27.13%) |
Increase |
|
40-59 |
528 (37.5%) |
374 (37.96%) |
465 (32.22%) |
566 (34.43%) |
Increase |
|
60+ |
298 (21.16%) |
206 (21.2%) |
476 (32.99%) |
480 (29.2%) |
Increase |
|
Total |
1408 (100%) |
985 (100%) |
1443 (100%) |
1644 (100%) |
|
Comment: There was an increase in leavers in all age groups in 2024.
Promotions
|
Age group |
2018 |
|
2020 |
|
2022 |
2024 |
|
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
No |
% |
No |
% |
No |
% |
No |
% |
Trend |
|
<20 |
11 |
4.86% |
<5 |
1.32% |
<5 |
2.19% |
6 |
2.41% |
Increase |
|
20-39 |
116 |
51.32% |
33 |
43.42% |
66 |
48.17% |
111 |
44.58% |
Increase |
|
40-59 |
96 |
42.47% |
42 |
55.26% |
64 |
46.72% |
112 |
44.98% |
Increase |
|
60-64 |
<5 |
1.32% |
0 |
0 |
<5 |
2.92% |
<5 |
0.40% |
Decrease |
|
65+ |
0 |
0.00% |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00% |
0 |
0.00% |
Static |
|
Not recorded |
|
|
|
|
|
|
19 |
7.63% |
Increase |
|
Total |
226 |
100% |
76 |
100 |
137 |
100% |
249 |
100% |
|
Recruitment
|
2018 |
<20 |
20-40 |
40-60 |
60-65 |
65+ |
Not recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Applied |
828 |
7127 |
4168 |
309 |
41 |
150 |
|
Interviewed |
290 |
1682 |
1404 |
74 |
12 |
43 |
|
Appointed |
79 |
651 |
370 |
16 |
6 |
14 |
|
2020 |
<20 |
20-40 |
40-60 |
60-65 |
65+ |
Not recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Applied |
269 |
7044 |
5209 |
462 |
51 |
1331 |
|
Interviewed |
57 |
1443 |
1146 |
75 |
10 |
79 |
|
Appointed |
19 |
435 |
339 |
14 |
5 |
311 |
|
2022 |
<20 |
20-40 |
40-60 |
60-65 |
65+ |
Not recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Applied |
871 |
12553 |
8959 |
913 |
213 |
691 |
|
Interviewed |
350 |
2986 |
2486 |
292 |
44 |
144 |
|
Appointed |
129 |
997 |
734 |
88 |
8 |
111 |
|
2024 |
<20 |
20-40 |
40-60 |
60-65 |
65+ |
Not recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Applied |
916 |
11972 |
7193 |
600 |
127 |
87 |
|
Interviewed |
217 |
2445 |
1887 |
169 |
23 |
<5 |
|
Appointed |
178 |
1211 |
818 |
83 |
20 |
30 |
Comment: Out of 20895 applications 57.3% were received from the 20-40 age group. 51% of those were appointed.
There was an increase in the under 20s applying to work in the Council - the only age group that saw an increase.
4.4% of appointments were to people aged over 60.
|
Application - Smarter Working - Age |
Number |
|---|---|
|
20-29 |
47 |
|
30-39 |
156 |
|
40-49 |
118 |
|
50-59 |
93 |
|
60-64 |
37 |
|
Age 65 Plus |
19 |
|
Grand Total |
470 |
Comment: 58.2% of applications to work flexibly were received from people aged 30-49
