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Employment Data 2022 - Sexual Orientation

Employment Gathering Information 2022

Employment Data 2022 - Sexual Orientation

Composition of the workforce
  2017 % of total 2018 % of total  2020 % of total  2022 % of total Trend
Bisexual 41 0.28 36 0.25 46 0.32 77 0.46 increase
Gay 40 0.27 43 0.30 47 0.33 63 0.38 increase
Heterosexual 5171 35.32 5093 35.23 5761 39.97 7343 43.83 increase
Lesbian 26 0.18 24 0.17 38 0.26 50 0.30 increase
Prefer not to answer 647 4.42 603 4.17 558 3.87 641 3.83 increase
Unknown 8715 59.53 8659 59.89 7965 55.25% 8579 51.21 increase

Since 2020 there has been an increase in both the numbers of and % of total employees who are lesbian, gay, or bisexual 0.9% - 1.14%. There has been an increase in the numbers of people who have not recorded in this category 59% in 2020 and-55% in 2022. 

Leavers by sexual orientation
Unknown 4.68% Bisexual 0.69% Gay 1.04% Lesbian 0.21%   Heterosexual 43.08% Prefer not to answer 4.30%

1.94% of all people who left the Council were gay or bisexual.

Most gay people who left their position resigned

No applications for flexible working were received by Lesbian, Gay or Bisexual employees

56% of all promotions were to heterosexual employees, however 41% had not recorded in this category.

Page last updated:
02 May 2023

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