Department for Transport: Labour Turnover
(asked on 1st September 2023) - View Source
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information their Department holds on the level of staff retention; and what steps they are taking to improve staff retention.
The Department closely reviews retention and turnover, monitoring the number of leavers, both to other Civil Service organisations, but also outside of the Civil Service.
12 Month Departmental Turnover rates for staff leaving the Department and respective Agencies as of March 2023 are outlined in the table below:
Department/Agency | 12 Month Rolling Departmental Turnover Rate to March 2023* |
Active Travel England | 24%** |
Department for Transport Central | 15.8% |
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency | 12.8% |
Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency | 14.3% |
Maritime and Coastguard Agency | 18.68% |
Vehicle Certification Agency | 13.6% |
*Turnover figures provided are rolling 12 Month departmental turnover figures, and include those who leave the Department/Agency over the 12 month period, whether to another Civil Service organisation, or leaving the Civil Service altogether.*
**The turnover figure reflects the in-year departure of seconded staff who helped to establish Active Travel England, and have been replaced by permanent appointments. To note, Active Travel England were only formed in August 2022*
To improve staff retention, the Department has undertaken/is undertaking several proactive steps across the Central Department and Executive Agencies through retention plans including:
- Line Manager Development
- Strengthening Induction Programmes
- Strengthening Career Pathways, Learning and Development Offer and Talent Programmes
- Maximising and promoting our Reward offer including exploring Retention Allowances where appropriate
- Focusing on increasing Staff Engagement and promoting Diversity & Wellbeing,