Staff offered and accepted terms under the NICS Voluntary Exit Scheme
Dear Department of Education (Northern Ireland),
I wish to make a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Can you please provide me with the following information in tabular form, related to each of the 3 categories listed below? Provision of the information in standard database format (such as Microsoft Excel or csv) would be appreciated.
(1) The number of permanent staff, at the grades listed below at 1.a. to 1.n., working for the Department on 1st March 2015 who were offered exit terms and compensation under the NICS Voluntary Exit Scheme.
a. Grade 2
b. Grade 3
c. Grade 4
d. Grade 5
e. Grade 6 (Unified Grade)
f. Grade 7 (Unified Grade)
g. Deputy Principal and analogous grades
h. Staff Officer and analogous grades
i. Executive Officer I and analogous grades
j. Executive Officer II and analogous grades
k. Administrative Officer and analogous grades
l. Administrative Assistant and analogous grades
m. Industrial and other grades
n. Staff at any grade on career break as of 1st March 2015.
(2) The number of staff, at the grades listed at 1.a. to 1.n., who accepted the offered exit terms and left the Department up to and including 31st March 2016.
(3) The number of staff at the grades listed at 1.a. to 1.n., who accepted the offered exit terms but are yet to leave the Department or who left on a date after 31st March 2016.
I would be appreciative of a timely response.
Yours faithfully,
William Brown
Dear Mr Brown
Thank you for your email requesting information regarding the Voluntary
Exit Scheme. Your request was received on the 19^th April 2016 and will be
dealt with under the terms of the above legislation. The leaflet enclosed
tells you about the legislation and the procedures which will be followed
in handling your requests.
In some circumstances a fee may be payable but if that is the case, you
will be advised of the likely charges before proceeding. If you have any
queries about this email, please contact the Department. Please remember
to quote the above reference number above in any future communications.
Administrative Support Unit
Departmental Business Services Team
Department of Education
Please see attached response to your recent enquiry.
Janice McRobbie
Departmental Human Resources
ext 59598
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