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 - Ethnicity
Composition of the workforce
|
|
2018 |
2020 |
2022 |
2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
All other white British |
10216 (70.6%) |
10246 (71.08%) |
12221 (72.95%) |
13266 (78.83%) |
|
White minority |
263 (1.8%) |
267 (1.86%) |
220 (1.31%) |
278 (1.65%) |
|
BME |
63 (0.4%) |
92 (0.63%) |
123 (0.75%) |
219 (1.30%) |
|
Other |
3916 (27%) |
3810 (26.44%) |
4186 (24.99%) |
3067 (18.22%) |
|
Total |
14458 (100%) |
14415 (100%) |
16753 (100%) |
16830 (100%) |
Comment: The numbers of employees from a Black and minority ethnic background rose from 123 in 2022 to 219 in 2024. 1.3% of employees are recorded as BME - increasing year on year. The numbers of employees not recording their ethnicity is down from 16.82% in 2023 to 12.70% in 2025.
|
Ethnicity |
Full Time |
Part Time |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Asian or Asian British |
52 |
70 |
122 |
|
Black or Black British |
28 |
30 |
58 |
|
Mixed |
16 |
22 |
38 |
|
Not Recorded |
1170 |
954 |
2124 |
|
Other Ethnic Groups |
146 |
141 |
287 |
|
Prefer not to answer |
294 |
348 |
642 |
|
Unknown |
1 |
|
1 |
|
White |
6649 |
6691 |
13340 |
|
(blank) |
81 |
137 |
218 |
|
Grand Total |
8437 |
8393 |
16830 |
Comment: 55.7% of BME workers are part-time.
Ethnicity Pay Gap
|
|
Employee Count |
Average hourly rate FTE |
Average hourly rate Headcount |
Ethnicity pay gap FTE |
Ethnicity pay gap Headcount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
BAME Employee - No |
13834 |
25.77 |
20.11 |
-0.73 |
-1.27 |
|
BAME Employee -Yes |
225 |
25.04 |
18.83 |
|
|
Comment: The ethnicity pay gap is 6.78 % with those who are from BME background earning £1.27 less on average than those who are not from BME background.
Leavers
|
|
2018 |
2020 |
2022 |
2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
All other white British |
903 |
625 (70.2%) |
1069 (74.08%) |
1112 (67.64%) |
|
White minority |
26 |
21 (2.35%) |
17 (1.18%) |
29 (1.76%) |
|
BAME |
<5 |
7 (0.7%) |
21 (1.46%) |
35 (2.13%) |
|
Other |
476 |
237 (26.6%) |
336 (23.28%) |
468 (28.47%) |
|
Total |
1408 |
890 (100%) |
1443 (100%) |
1644 (100%) |
Comment: 2.13% of leavers were from a minority ethnic background. Proportionately higher than the BME workforce.
Promotions
|
|
2018 |
2020 |
2022 |
2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
All other white British |
217 |
53 |
96 |
213 |
|
White minority |
<5 |
0 |
<5 |
10 |
|
BME |
<5 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
|
Other |
<5 |
23 |
40 |
18 |
|
Total |
226 |
76 |
137 |
249 |
Comment: 8 minority ethnic people were promoted in 2024 (3.2%). There were none in 2020 and 2022.
Recruitment
|
2018 |
Applied |
Interviewed |
Appointed |
|---|---|---|---|
|
All other white British |
11122 |
3309 |
1084 |
|
White minority |
857 |
39 |
19 |
|
BME |
339 |
96 |
5 |
|
Other |
305 |
61 |
28 |
|
Total |
12623 |
3505 |
1136 |
|
2020 |
Applied |
Interviewed |
Appointed |
|---|---|---|---|
|
All other white British |
12102 |
2591 |
779 |
|
White minority |
434 |
70 |
17 |
|
BME |
450 |
74 |
10 |
|
Other |
1380 |
75 |
317 |
|
Total |
14366 |
2810 |
1123 |
|
2022 |
Applied |
Interviewed |
Appointed |
|---|---|---|---|
|
All other white British |
22258 |
5973 |
1934 |
|
White minority |
98 |
23 |
<5 |
|
BME |
1251 |
787 |
36 |
|
Other |
593 |
115 |
99 |
|
Total |
24200 |
6898 |
2074 |
|
2024 |
Applied |
Interviewed |
Appointed |
|---|---|---|---|
|
All other white British |
17378 |
3967 |
2144 |
|
White minority |
751 |
173 |
70 |
|
BME |
2250 |
511 |
76 |
|
Other |
516 |
92 |
50 |
|
Total |
20895 |
4743 |
2340 |
Comment: 76 BME people were appointed in 2024 – the highest number ever in a year, 3.24% of all appointments. Of those BME people who applied 22.7% were interviewed and 14.8% of those appointed. The Council is receiving higher numbers of applications from BME people. In 2020 3.13% of applications were from BME people this rose to 10.7% in 2024.
|
Application - Smarter Working - Ethnic Origin |
Number |
% |
|---|---|---|
|
Unknown |
83 |
17.66% |
|
Other Ethnic Groups |
9 |
1.91% |
|
White |
371 |
78.94% |
|
BME |
7 |
1.49% |
|
Grand Total |
470 |
100% |
Comment: Records show an increase in Smarter Working applications from BME employees from none in 2020 and 2022 to 7 applications in 2024. 86% of those applications were approved.
