Key achievements from People Plan 2020-22
We managed to deliver the following, as well as activity supporting the COVID-19 response:
- Designed and launched our organisational values, co-produced with employees
- Improved health and wellbeing of employees, including Musculoskeletal (MSK) interventions, podiatry clinic, healthy lifestyle screening and mental health support
- New - Flexible and Agile Working Toolkit
- Induction for all New Starters, Managers as well as a Digital Induction
- Employee recognition in ‘Cheers for Peers’
- Relaunched and engaged Employee Networks
- Develop payroll processes including single sign-on
- Employee health and wellbeing surveys with over 25% employee response
- Revised management development offer
- Introduction of the staff app and employee newsletter
- New Absence Management Policy and related training
- Introduced the new recruitment system (Tribepad) including anonymised recruitment
- Launch of Workforce Diversity and Inclusion Strategy
- Talent development Initiatives including positive action programmes
- New data reporting tools and HR Data Warehouse
- Expansion of the employee benefit package
- Improved and increased health and wellbeing – Thrive bronze award
- Increased apprenticeship numbers
Our data
In 2022 we had:
- 663 new starters
- 783 leavers
Of those who were employed by the Council three years ago:
- 541 have been promoted or had an increase in their salary grade.
- 30.13% were male
- 69.87% were female
- Gender gap is -2.46%
- 15.53% defined their ethnicity as being from a minority ethnic background and 5.91% of people had declared their disability to us.
An increased turnover rate of 13.51% compared to 8% in 2020/21. During COVID-19 we had an increase in the number of employees who were on short term or fixed term contracts.
11.26 years is the average length of service (as of 1 January 2023)
Key performance indicators
Metrics
- Coventry pop. (2021 census): 343,200
- Working age pop. (mid 2020 estimate): 224,600
- % of working age population working for Coventry City Council: 2.11%
| Metrics | Coventry City Council | English authorities |
|---|---|---|
| Sickness absence | 13 days per FTE | 8.8 dates per FTE |
| Turnover rate | 13.51% | 13.40% |
| Vacancy rate | 19.36% | 8.00% |
| Metrics | Target | Actual | Met/Not met | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mandatory training completions |
85% | 81% | Not met | Upwards |
| Apprentices in substantive roles |
2.3% | 3.4% | Exceeded | Upwards |
| Completion of leadership training | 85% | 95% | Exceeded | Upwards |
| Appraisals completed | 90% | 96% | Exceeded | Upwards |
| Sickness absence reduction | Under 10 days | 13 | Not met | Upwards |
| Reduce stress, anxiety and depression | By 5% | 33% | Not met | Downwards |