Recruitment and retention: British Muslims

Dear [Name Removed]

Thank you for your request for information under the Freedom of
Information Act, which I acknowledge.

I will endeavour to obtain a response for you by 28 March 2022 as required
by the Act.

Kind regards,

Aneeka

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Information Compliance Team

Legal & Compliance Services, Office of the Vice-Chancellor   

University of Hertfordshire LB 156, College Lane,

Hatfield, Hertfordshire, AL10 9AB

[1][University of Hertfordshire request email] 

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Ref: UHRFI003229

Dear [Name Removed]

Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000

Following your request for information on 28 February 2022 regarding
recruitment, please see below for the University’s response.

For your ease of reference, our answers are set out following your
original questions as shown below. Please note that the data is provided
as of 31 July for each year and the earliest data we can provide is for
the 2016/17 academic year as religious belief was not recorded prior to
this.  

1. How many British Muslim employees have you recruited? Please provide
figures for every year since 2010.

Year Count
2016-17 32
2017-18 66
2018-19 86
2019-20 93
2020-21 116
Total 393

2. What is the average length of service?

Overall Average Length of Service (LOS) 4.71 years

Year Average LOS
2016-17 3.73
2017-18 5.42
2018-19 4.72
2019-20 4.81
2020-21 4.49

3. How many British Muslims have you employed in communications/media
roles since 2010?

7 – this figure includes staff in our Marketing and Communications
department only but there may be communication/media roles and duties
within other jobs at the University.

We trust that this sufficiently answers your information request. If you
have any queries about the above, please get back to me.

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Kind regards,

Aneeka

____________________________________________

Information Compliance Team

Legal & Compliance Services, Office of the Vice-Chancellor   

University of Hertfordshire LB 156, College Lane,

Hatfield, Hertfordshire, AL10 9AB

[4][University of Hertfordshire request email] 

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