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The Public Sector Duty under the Equality Act 2010 requires organisations to have due regard to the need to:

  • Eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation 
  • Advance equality of opportunity between different groups 
  • Foster good relations between different groups 

The annual workforce data in relation to Race, Disability, Gender and Age is published in order to comply with the requirements contained within the specific duties of the general public sector equality duty, and in order to consider future equalities priorities for the organisation. Where available, data relating to other protected characteristic groups is also provided.

Best practice recommends that we monitor employees, promotion and training as well as applicants for jobs. In addition, as an organisation with more than 150 employees the authority is recommended to monitor information including:

  • Grievances 
  • Dismissals
  • Ending employment with the authority 
  • Return-to-work rates after maternity leave
  • Length of service
  • Pay gap information

The following tables outline this information for the time period 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025. Producing this information also allows us to monitor trends over time. 

As at 31st March 2025 the Council directly employed 2843 employees (excluding casuals), 2611.66 total FTE of 2856 jobs across 7 directorates: Adults, Children’s Services, Resources, Governance & Pensions, Place, and Population Health. The data is based on all jobs and demonstrated as percentages to ensure that any one individual is not identified as a result. The exception to this is section 7, employees returning to work after maternity, which is the only data set that indicates the actual number of employees affected. Any numbers of 5 or less are suppressed in line with best practice data reporting guidelines. 

NB – The data used to produce these tables relates to all staff employed directly by Tameside MBC including those employed on a variety of terms and conditions including NJC, Apprentices, JNC, Soulbury, Youth & Community Workers, NHS, and centrally employed teachers.  The data excludes any staff employed to work in a school.

 

  1. WORKFORCE 

1a. Workforce by ethnic origin as at 31 March 2025

Directorate
White (%)
BAME (%)
Unknown (%)

Adults

84.36

13.75

1.89

Chief Executives Office

88.41

9.66

1.93

Children’s Services

86.61

10.96

2.44

Pensions

92.20

7.34

0.46

Place

92.27

4.96

2.77

Resources

89.79

9.86

0.35

Strategic Growth

100.00

0.00

0.00

Council 

88.27

9.77

1.96

 

1b. Workforce by gender as at 31 March 2025

 

Directorate
Female (%)
Male (%)

Adults

75.54

24.46

Chief Executives Office

77.78

22.22

Children’s Services

85.54

14.46

Pensions

67.89

32.11

Place

38.05

61.95

Resources

59.86

40.14

Strategic Growth

36.36

63.64

Council

66.70

33.30

 

1c. Workforce by age as at 31 March 2025

 

Directorate
Under 20 (%)
20 - Under 30 (%)
30 - Under 40 (%)
40 - Under 50 (%)
50 - Under 60 (%)
60 - Under 65 (%)
65 and over (%)

Adults

0.63

9.46

18.16

22.19

33.80

13.75

2.02

Chief Executives Office

0.00

23.67

22.71

19.81

26.09

5.31

2.42

Children’s Services

0.46

14.61

27.09

26.33

24.96

5.33

1.22

Pensions

0.92

12.84

29.82

22.02

24.77

8.26

1.38

Place

1.75

10.93

17.64

23.18

28.28

13.85

4.37

Resources

0.00

23.59

28.87

18.31

21.13

5.99

2.11

Strategic Growth

0.00

0.00

0.00

45.45

36.36

18.18

0.00

Council

0.77

13.66

22.30

22.90

27.94

10.05

2.38

 

1d. Workforce by disability as at 31 March 2025

 

Directorate
Not disabled  (%)
Disabled (%)
Unknown/ undisclosed (%)

Adults

83.48

4.41

12.11

Chief Executives Office

88.89

6.28

4.83

Children’s Services

88.43

5.48

6.09

Pensions

92.20

4.13

3.67

Place

84.99

3.50

11.52

Resources

89.44

5.99

4.58

Strategic Growth

81.82

9.09

9.09

Council

86.62

4.73

8.65

 

1e. Workforce by marital status as at 31 March 2025

 

Directorate
Married (%)
Single (%)
Other (%)
Unknown / Undisclosed (%)

Adults

38.21

40.35

12.23

9.21

Chief Executives Office

34.30

44.93

10.14

10.63

Children’s Services

36.83

38.81

10.96

13.39

Pensions

38.07

43.12

11.93

6.88

Place

36.01

45.34

7.29

11.37

Resources

28.87

53.87

5.99

11.27

Strategic Growth

72.73

27.27

0.00

0.00

Council

36.27

43.03

9.91

10.78

 

  1. RECRUITMENT 

2a. Recruitment during 2024/2025 by ethnic origin

 

 Category
White (%)
BAME (%)
Unknown/Prefer not to state (%)

Applied

67.10

31.18

1.72

Appointed

85.28

14.50

0.22

 

2b. Recruitment during 2024/2025 by gender

 

 Category
Female (%)
Male (%)
Non-Binary (%)
Unknown/Prefer not to state (%)

Applied

51.82

46.89

0.37

0.91

Appointed

66.67

33.12

0

0.22

 

2c. Recruitment during 2024/2025 by age

 

 Category
16-25 (%)
26-39 (%)
40-64 (%)
65-74 (%)
75+ (%)
Unknown/Prefer not to say (%)

Applied

19.34

40.71

31.84

0.41

6.25

1.44

Appointed

14.50

42.21

43.29

0

0

0

 

2d. Recruitment during 2024/2025 by disability

 

 Category
Not disabled (%)
Disabled (%)
Unknown/ undisclosed (%)

Applied

91.57

6.66

1.76

Appointed

91.34

7.58

1.08

 

2e. Recruitment during 2024/2025 by marital status 

 

Marital status is not currently requested on TMBC application forms therefore data information is only available for appointed applicants.

 

 Category
Married (%)
Single (%)
Unknown/Undisclosed (%)

Appointed

38.10

49.13

12.77

 

  1. PROMOTION 

 

3a. Promotion during 2024/2025 by ethnic origin

 

 Category
White (%)
BAME (%)
Unknown (%)

% of those promoted 

95.12

4.88

0.00

 

3b. Promotion during 2024/2025 by gender

 

 Category
Female (%)
Male (%)

% of those promoted 

71.34

28.66

 

3c. Promotion during 2024/2025 by age

 

 Category
Under 20 (%)
20 - Under 30 (%)
30 - Under 40 (%)
40 - Under 50 (%)
50 - Under 60 (%)
60 - Under 65 (%)
65 and over (%)

% of those promoted 

1.22

20.12

31.10

23.78

19.51

4.27

0.00

 

3d. Promotion during 2024/2025 by disability

 

 Category
Disabled (%)
Not disabled (%)
Unknown/undisclosed (%)

% of those promoted 

3.66

91.46

4.88

 

3e. Promotion during 2024/2025 by marital status

 

 Category
Married (%)
Single (%)
Other (%)
Unknown/Undisclosed (%)

% of those promoted  

36.59

48.78

9.15

5.49

 

  1. CORPORATE TRAINING 

 

4a. Corporate training during 2024/2025 by gender

 

 Category
Male (%)
Female (%)

Mandatory eLearning completion

27

73

Wider eLearning completion

22

78

 

4b. Corporate training during 2024/2025 by ethnic origin

 

 Category
White (%)
BAME (%)
Unknown (%)

Mandatory eLearning completion

87.50

10.72

1.78

Wider eLearning completion

87.21

10.89

1.90

 

4c. Corporate training during 2024/2025 by disability

 

 Category
Disabled (%)
Not disabled (%)
Unknown/undisclosed (%)

Mandatory eLearning completion

4.82

86.83

8.35

Wider eLearning completion

4.50

87.28

8.22

 

4d. Corporate training during 2024/2025 by age

 

 Category
Under 20 (%)
20 – Under 30 (%)
30 – Under 40 (%)
40 – Under 50 (%)
50 – Under 60 (%)
60 – Under 65 (%)
65 and over (%)

Mandatory eLearning completion

0.54

12.10

22.37

22.60

28.50

10.83

3.06

Wider eLearning completion

0.64

11.51

22.66

23.09

30.38

9.65

2.07

 

4e. Corporate training during 2024/2025 marital status

 

 Category
Married (%)
Single (%)
Other (%)
Unknown/Undisclosed (%)

Mandatory eLearning completion

37.90

41.44

10.14

10.52

Wider eLearning completion

38.31

40.17

10.66

10.86

 

  1. DISMISSALS  

5a. Dismissals during 2024/2025 by ethnic origin

 

 Category
White (%)
BAME (%)
BAME (%)

% of those dismissed

78.26

21.74

0.00

 

5b. Dismissals during 2024/2025 by gender

 

 Category
Female (%)
Male (%)

% of those dismissed 

8.70

91.30

 

5c. Dismissals during 2024/2025 by age

 

 Category
Under 20 (%)
20 – Under 30 (%)
30 – Under 40 (%)
40 – Under 50 (%)
50 – Under 60 (%)
60 – Under 65 (%)
65 and over (%)

% of those dismissed 

0.00

8.70

8.70

13.04

39.13

13.04

17.39

 

5d. Dismissals during 2024/2025 by disability

 

 Category
Disabled (%)
Not disabled (%)
Unknown/undisclosed (%)

% of those dismissed 

4.35

86.96

8.70

 

5e. Dismissals during 2024/2025 by marital status

 

 Category
Married (%)
Single (%)
Other (%)
Unknown/Undisclosed (%)

% of those dismissed 

52.17

17.39

8.70

21.74

 

  1. GRIEVANCES CONCLUDED 

 

6a. Grievances concluded during 2024/2025 by ethnic origin

 

 Category
White (%)
BAME (%)
Unknown/Undisclosed (%)

% of those concluded

85.71

14.29

0.00

 

6b. Grievances concluded during 2024/2025 by gender

 

 Category
Female (%)
Male (%)
Unknown / Undisclosed (%)

% of those concluded

78.57

21.43

0.00

 

6c. Grievances concluded during 2024/2025 by age

 

 Category
Under 20 (%)
20 - Under 30 (%)
30 - Under 40 (%)
40 - Under 50 (%)
50 - Under 60 (%)
60 - Under 65 (%)
65 and over (%)

% of those concluded

0.00

17.86

10.71

32.14

25

14.29

0.00

 

6d. Grievances concluded during 2024/2025 by disability

 

 Category
Disabled (%)
Not Disabled (%)
Unknown / Undisclosed (%)

% of those concluded

0.00

85.71

14.29

 

6e. Grievances concluded during 2024/2025 by marital status 

 

 Category
Married (%)
Single (%)
Other (%)
Unknown / Undisclosed (%)

% of those concluded

25

57.14

10.71

7.14

 

  1. EMPLOYEES RETURNING TO WORK AFTER MATERNITY LEAVE

 

7a. Employees returning to work after maternity leave during 2024/2025

 

Directorate
Applications received (No.)
Resumed duties (No.)
Left Council (No.)
Still on  maternity leave as at 31 March 2025

Adults

15

6

0

9

Chief Executive Office

3

3

0

0

Children's Services

32

9

3

20

Pensions

6

4

0

2

Place

9

4

0

5

Resources

9

6

0

3

Secondments Out

1

1

0

0

Council

75

33

3

39

  1. EMPLOYEES LEAVING THE COUNCIL 

 

8a. Employees leaving the Council during 2024/2025 by ethnicity

 

LEAVE REASON
White (%)
BAME (%)
Unknown

Deceased

100.00

0.00

0.00

Dismissed

82.35

17.65

0.00

Early Retirement

93.94

3.03

3.03

Expiry Of Fixed Term Contract

30.00

70.00

0.00

Ill Health Retirement

80.00

20.00

0.00

Normal Retirement

100.00

0.00

0.00

Settlement Agreement

75.00

25.00

0.00

Tupe Transfer

88.37

6.98

4.65

Voluntary Resignation

86.15

12.12

1.73

Council

86.68

11.31

2.01

 

8b. Employees leaving the Council during 2024/2025 by gender

 

LEAVE REASON
Female (%)
Male (%)

Deceased

33.33

66.67

Dismissed

5.88

94.12

Early Retirement

65.15

34.85

Expiry Of Fixed Term Contract

70.00

30.00

Ill Health Retirement

100.00

0.00

Normal Retirement

84.21

15.79

Settlement Agreement

25.00

75.00

Tupe Transfer

74.42

25.58

Voluntary Resignation

67.53

32.47

Council

65.83

34.17


8c. Employees leaving the Council during 2024/2025 by age 

 

LEAVE REASON
Under 20 (%)
20 - Under 30 (%)
30 - Under 40 (%)
40 - Under 50 (%)
50 - Under 60 (%)
60 - Under 65 (%)
65 and over (%)

Deceased

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

33.33

66.67

0.00

Dismissed

0.00

0.00

11.76

17.65

29.41

17.65

23.53

Early Retirement

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

25.76

60.61

13.64

Expiry Of Fixed Term Contract

20.00

60.00

0.00

10.00

10.00

0.00

0.00

Ill Health Retirement

0.00

0.00

0.00

20.00

60.00

20.00

0.00

Normal Retirement

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

5.26

94.74

Settlement Agreement

0.00

0.00

0.00

50.00

25.00

25.00

0.00

Tupe Transfer

0.00

0.00

11.63

39.53

41.86

6.98

0.00

Voluntary Resignation

0.43

18.61

25.97

21.21

24.68

8.23

0.87

Council 

0.75

12.31

16.83

18.34

25.88

17.59

8.29

 

8d. Employees leaving the Council during 2024/2025 by disability

 

LEAVE REASON
Disabled (%)
Not Disabled (%)
Unknown / Undisclosed (%)

Deceased

66.67

33.33

0.00

Dismissed

5.88

88.24

5.88

Early Retirement

6.06

68.18

25.76

Expiry Of Fixed Term Contract

10.00

90.00

0.00

Ill Health Retirement

0.00

80.00

20.00

Normal Retirement

0.00

73.68

26.32

Settlement Agreement

0.00

75.00

25.00

Tupe Transfer

4.65

88.37

6.98

Voluntary Resignation

4.33

92.21

3.46

Council 

5.03

85.93

9.05

8e. Employees leaving the council during 2024/2025 by marital status 

 

LEAVE REASON
Married (%)
Single (%)
Other (%)
Unknown / Undisclosed (%)

Deceased

66.67

33.33

0.00

0.00

Dismissed

58.82

17.65

11.76

11.76

Early Retirement

66.67

27.27

3.03

3.03

Expiry Of Fixed Term Contract

0.00

60.00

0.00

40.00

Ill Health Retirement

80.00

20.00

0.00

0.00

Normal Retirement

52.63

15.79

10.53

21.05

Settlement Agreement

75.00

25.00

0.00

0.00

Tupe Transfer

62.79

11.63

18.60

6.98

Voluntary Resignation

34.20

41.99

11.69

12.12

Council 

44.97

33.92

10.30

10.80

 

9. LENGTH OF SERVICE 

9a. Length of service as at 31 March 2025 by ethnic origin

 

TMBC Service
White (%)
BAME (%)
Unknown

A: UNDER 5 YEARS

85.01

13.56

1.44

B: 5 - 10 YEARS

90.48

8.73

0.79

C: 11 - 20 YEARS

91.70

6.55

1.75

D: 21 - 30 YEARS

91.30

5.02

3.68

E: 31 - 40 YEARS

87.88

4.24

7.88

F:More than 40 years

94.00

4.00

2.00

Council

88.27

9.77

1.96

 

9b. Length of service as at 31 March 2025 by gender

 

TMBC Service
Female (%)
Male (%)

A: UNDER 5 YEARS

69.86

30.14

B: 5 - 10 YEARS

61.27

38.73

C: 11 - 20 YEARS

67.90

32.10

D: 21 - 30 YEARS

67.89

32.11

E: 31 - 40 YEARS

58.79

41.21

F:More than 40 years

64.00

36.00

Council 

66.70

33.30

 

9c. Length of service as at 31 March 2025 by age

 

TMBC Service
Under 20 (%)
20 - Under 30 (%)
30 - Under 40 (%)
40 - Under 50 (%)
50 - Under 60 (%)
60 - Under 65 (%)
65 and over (%)

A: UNDER 5 YEARS

1.75

23.37

27.35

23.13

19.62

3.67

1.12

B: 5 - 10 YEARS

0.00

14.60

29.05

22.86

23.02

8.73

1.75

C: 11 - 20 YEARS

0.00

1.09

23.14

30.13

31.22

11.57

2.84

D: 21 - 30 YEARS

0.00

0.00

1.67

27.09

45.15

21.40

4.68

E: 31 - 40 YEARS

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.61

67.88

23.64

7.88

F:More than 40 years

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

34.00

60.00

6.00

Council

0.77

13.66

22.30

22.90

27.94

10.05

2.38

 

9d. Length of service as at 31 March 2025 by disability

 

TMBC Service
Disabled (%)
Not Disabled (%)
Unknown / Undisclosed (%)

A: UNDER 5 YEARS

5.90

90.35

3.75

B: 5 - 10 YEARS

4.29

92.38

3.33

C: 11 - 20 YEARS

2.62

89.96

7.42

D: 21 - 30 YEARS

3.34

65.55

31.10

E: 31 - 40 YEARS

5.45

68.48

26.06

F:More than 40 years

6.00

76.00

18.00

Council

4.73

86.62

8.65

 

9e. Length of service as at 31 March 2025 by marital status

 

TMBC Service
Married (%)
Single (%)
Other (%)
Unknown / Undisclosed (%)

A: UNDER 5 YEARS

34.21

37.96

14.59

13.24

B: 5 - 10 YEARS

33.81

43.02

8.57

14.60

C: 11 - 20 YEARS

35.15

46.07

8.08

10.70

D: 21 - 30 YEARS

39.80

58.19

2.01

0.00

E: 31 - 40 YEARS

49.70

49.09

0.61

0.61

F:More than 40 years

64.00

32.00

4.00

0.00

Council

36.27

43.03

9.91

10.78

 

10. PAY GAP INFORMATION (FTE) 

10a. Pay gap information as at 31 March 2025 by ethnic origin

 

Salary Band (£)
White (%)
BAME (%)
Unknown

0 - 10,000

0.00

0.00

0.00

10,001 - 20,000

92.86

0.00

7.14

20,001 - 30,000

87.91

9.98

2.11

30,001 - 40,000

89.18

9.05

1.77

40,001 - 50,000

85.43

12.81

1.76

Above 50,000

91.02

7.03

1.95

Council

88.27

9.77

1.96

 

10b. Pay gap information as at 31 March 2025 by gender

 

Salary Band (£)
Female (%)
Male (%)

0 - 10,000

0.00

0.00

10,001 - 20,000

35.71

64.29

20,001 - 30,000

59.98

40.02

30,001 - 40,000

74.94

25.06

40,001 - 50,000

70.10

29.90

Above 50,000

67.58

32.42

Council

66.70

33.30

 

10c. Pay gap information as at 31 March 2025 by age

 

Salary Band (£)
Under 20 (%)
20 - Under 30 (%)
30 - Under 40 (%)
40 - Under 50 (%)
50 - Under 60 (%)
60 - Under 65 (%)
65 and over (%)

0 - 10,000

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

10,001 - 20,000

71.43

14.29

0.00

0.00

0.00

7.14

7.14

20,001 - 30,000

0.94

17.47

19.27

18.64

27.54

12.71

3.43

30,001 - 40,000

0.00

15.78

27.70

23.40

24.39

7.62

1.10

40,001 - 50,000

0.00

5.03

23.87

25.63

32.91

10.80

1.76

Above 50,000

0.00

0.39

17.19

39.45

36.33

4.30

2.34

Council

0.77

13.66

22.30

22.90

27.94

10.05

2.38

 

10d. Pay gap information as at 31 March 2025 by disability

 

Salary Band (£)
Disabled (%)
Not disabled (%)
Unknown / Undisclosed (%)

0 - 10,000

0.00

0.00

0.00

10,001 - 20,000

7.14

85.71

7.14

20,001 - 30,000

4.52

85.73

9.75

30,001 - 40,000

3.97

87.64

8.39

40,001 - 50,000

8.04

84.42

7.54

Above 50,000

3.13

91.02

5.86

Council

4.73

86.62

8.65

 

10e. Pay gap information as at 31 March 2025 by marital status

 

Salary Band (£)
Married (%)
Single (%)
Other (%)
Unknown / Undisclosed (%)

0 - 10,000

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

10,001 - 20,000

0.00

71.43

0.00

28.57

20,001 - 30,000

34.24

45.01

9.59

11.15

30,001 - 40,000

33.44

42.72

11.48

12.36

40,001 - 50,000

40.20

42.71

9.80

7.29

Above 50,000

52.34

33.20

6.64

7.81

Council

36.27

43.03

9.91

10.78

 

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