The Public Sector Equality Duty Composite Report 2025
Contents
- The Public Sector Equality Duty Composite Report 2025
- 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 - Disability
Composition of the workforce
| Disabled employees in 2018 | 253 (1.75%) |
|---|---|
| Disabled employees in 2020 | 310 (2.15%) |
| Disabled employees in 2022 | 405 (2.42%) |
| Disabled employees in 2024 | 599 (3.55%) |
Comment: 3.55% of our workforce have said they are disabled. This is the highest percentage ever recorded. However, 43.39% of employees have not recorded in this category. This is down from over 67% non-recordings in 2023.
Consider disabled
| FT | PT | Grand Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not Recorded | 3358 | 3945 | 7303 |
| No | 4589 | 4011 | 8600 |
| Not Known | 166 | 162 | 328 |
| Yes | 325 | 274 | 599 |
| Grand Total | 8438 | 8392 | 16830 |
Comment: 45.7% of disabled employees work part time. This is near on a par with non-disabled employees, 46.6% of whom work part-time.
Disability Pay Gap
| Employee count | Average hourly rate FTE | Average hourly rate Headcount | Disability pay gap FTE | Disability pay gap Headcount | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disabled - No | 8601 | £25.08 | £19.98 | -£0.59 | £0.61 |
| Disabled - Yes | 599 | £24.49 | £19.36 |
Comment: The disability pay gap is 3.18% with those who consider "No" earning £0.61 more than those who consider "Yes"
Leavers
| Disabled leavers in 2018 | 30 (2.13%) of 1408 |
|---|---|
| Disabled leavers in 2020 | 28 (2.99%) of 935 |
| Disabled leavers in 2022 | 52 (3.60%) of 1443 |
| Disabled leavers in 2024 | 71 (4.32%) of 1644 |
4.32% of people who left the Council in 2024 were disabled
Promotions
| Disabled promoted in 2018 | 5 (2.21%) of 226 |
|---|---|
| Disabled promoted in 2020 | 2 (2.63%) of 76 |
| Disabled promoted in 2022 | 4 (2.92%) of 137 |
| Disabled promoted in 2024 | 11 (4.42%) of 249 |
Comment: Promotions to disabled employees has risen from 2.63% in 2020 to 4.4% in 2024
Recruitment – Applied, Interviewed and Appointed
| 2018 | 2020 | 2022 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total number of applications received in the period – all people. | 12623 | 14366 | 24200 | 20895 |
| Total number of appointments in the period – all people | 1136 | 1123 | 2067 | 2340 |
Disabled people applied, interviewed and appointed of total applications
| In 2018 745 (5.90%) applied | 234 (8.98%) were interviewed | 29 (2.55%) were appointed |
| In 2020 714 (4.97%) applied | 184 (6.55%) were interviewed | 31 (2.76%) were appointed |
| In 2022 2562 (10.58%) applied | 728 (11.55%) were interviewed | 191 (9.2%) were appointed |
| In 2024 1264 (6.05%) applied) | 418 (8.81%) were interviewed | 102 (4.36%) were appointed |
Comment: Of those disabled people who applied to work for the Council in 2024 33% were interviewed. 27% were interviewed in 2020. Of those interviewed 24.4% were appointed. Out of all appointments 4.36% went to disabled people.
Smarter Working Applications
| Outcome - Smarter Working - Consider Disabled | Number | % | Approved | Declined |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | 238 | 50.64% | ||
| Not Known | 10 | 2.13% | ||
| Yes | 21 | 4.47% | 18 | 3 |
| Not Known | 201 | 42.77% | ||
| Grand Total | 470 | 100.00% |
Comment: 21 applications were received from disabled employees. That is 3.5% of all disabled employees and 4.47% of all applications. Most applications from disabled employees were a request to reduce hours. 85.7% % of these were approved.
