Our Workforce

The following key workforce information will be published on an annual basis in the interest of promoting local transparency:

1. Structure chart and responsibilities of the Council's Corporate Management Team (CMT)

CMT is Stockton Borough Council's main officer decision-making body and works alongside and for the councillors elected to run the Council's key public services.

CMT comprises the following officers:

Chief Executive
Corporate Director of Children, Education & Social Care
Corporate Director of Development & Neighbourhood Services
Corporate Director of Resources
Director of Law & Democracy
Head of Policy, Improvement and Engagement
Head of Communications and Human Resources
Director of Public Health

The remits and names of current post holders are shown on the attached chart. Due to minor structure changes, a revised structure chart will be available by the end of July 2012.

2. Number of Council Officers earning £50K and over as at 31 December 2011 (excluding schools), including details of CMT salaries

3. Current salary scales for Stockton Borough Council employees

4. Number of employees in Stockton Borough Council as at 31 March 2012

The figures are provided by headcount and full time equivalent employees (FTE), gender, full time / part time status and including / excluding schools.

The headcount figure relates to the actual number of employees and the FTE figure relates to the number of full time equivalent staff.

5. Turnover Rate for 2011/12 (by Service Group)

There is no set level of employee turnover that determines at what point turnover starts to have a negative impact on an organisations performance. Some employee turnover positively benefits organisations, however, if turnover is too high this can be detrimental, particularly if skilled and experienced staff leaves the organisation. The UK average employee turnover rate is approximately 15% a year.

6. Sickness Absence Information for 2007/8 to 2011/12

The Council measures its performance in terms of the number of working days / shifts lost due to sickness absence per full time equivalent (FTE) member of staff.