1. Workforce Diversity Report
31st March 2016
Operational = Grey book employees
(Inc. Control, CS, TFS)
Data as at 31st March 2016 (Source iTrent HR system)
HR Policy Team

2. Knowing Our Staff (March 2016)
1360 Employees
85% Operational
15% Support staff
Sexual Orientation
3.2% of staff* declared non heterosexual orientation
Gender
14.4% of total staff are female
6.5% operational staff are female
Age
Average Ages
44 - Wholetime
46 - Support Staff
40 - On call
1074 employees
entered diversity
data on iTrent (79%)
Ethnicity
94.4% of staff* are from white British/Irish background
Disability
11.9% of staff* who provided their data declared one or more disabilities
474 Operational
On call Staff
38 Volunteers
* % based on the number of staff who gave a meaningful response (i.e.. excludes ‘prefer not to say’ entries)

3. Age (Mar 2016)
Operational
Service Support
Mar 14
Mar 15
Mar 16
Average Age 42
42.2
42.3 46
46.2
46.3
Key Points
Over half (53%) of Wholetime Operational staff are aged 40-49
The average age of On call staff is lower (39.5) than Wholetime (44.8)
46% (12) of On call Watch Managers and 32% (23) of On call Crew Managers are over the age of 50
KFRS has only 4 staff below the age of 21 and only 10% of staff are below the age of 30; the planned recruitment of apprentices should help to address this age imbalance

4. Disabilities Reported
Disability (Mar 2016)
Breakdown of Disabilities declared
Disabilities Reported
Learning Disability 44
Long Standing Illness 31
Mental Health 13
More than 1 disability 6
Other disability
Physical Impairment 10
Sensory Impairment – Hearing
Sensory Impairment – Other 1
Sensory Impairment - Sight 2
Key Points
11.9% * of staff who entered their data declared a disability
8.7% of our total staff (118) have declared a disability compared to only 2.6% on the Snowdrop HR system in 2015
6 people declared more than 1 disability
Learning disability is the most common disability - 37% of disabilities declared
The second most common disability is a long standing illness/condition
* % based on the number of staff who gave a meaningful response (i.e.. excludes ‘prefer not to say’ and ‘not stated’ entries).

5. GENDER PROFILE OF ON CALL EMPLOYEES
Gender (Mar 2016)
Percentage and (number) of females within KFRS:
2011/2012
2012/13
2013/14
2014/15
Mar-16
Operational
5.7% (81)
5.7% (79)
5.8% (79)
6.2% (81)
6.5% (81)
Service
58.2% (138)
57.6% (140)
55.1% (125)
51.1% (118)
53.6% (118)
Total
13.2% (219)
13.4% (219)
12.8% (204)
13% (199)
14.5% (197)
GENDER PROFILE OF ON CALL EMPLOYEES
Key Points
The percentage of operational females has increased slightly from 6.2% to 6.5%
The percentage of females in the Service has increased slightly from 13% to 14.5% despite a reduction of 2 females (due to a higher % of male leavers)
Only 3.6% of on call staff are female

6. Sexual Orientation (Mar 2016)
% of employees declaring sexual orientation
2012/13
2013/14
2014/15
Mar 2016
Operational
43.3%
41.4%
43.0%
69.2%
Service Support
68.2%
63.0%
65.6%
88.2%
Total
46.0%
44.5%
46.2%
70.1%
Key Points
The percentage of staff declaring their sexual orientation has increased significantly – from 46% to 70%
31 employees have declared non heterosexual orientation
3% of staff* who recorded their information are non heterosexual
10% of those who entered diversity data ‘preferred not to say’ about their sexual orientation
Non Heterosexual Orientation
Bisexual
10 M, 3 F, total 13
Gay Man 1
Gay woman 5
Other 12
* % based on the number of staff who gave a response but excluding ‘Prefer not to say’ entries
Total

7. Ethnicity and Religion (Mar 2016)
% of Employees from ethnic minorities
Christian
2012/13
2013/14
2014/15
Mar-16
Operational
2.2% (30)
2.3% (31)
2.5% (24)
4.8% (44)
Service Support
6.6% (16)
5.8% (14)
5.0% (10)
8.0% (16)
Total
2.8% (46)
2.8% (45)
2.9% (34)
5.5% (57)
No religion
Other
Agnostic
Buddhist
Religion
 No of Staff
Christian
557
Atheist or No Religion
316
Agnostic 40
Other 41
Buddhist 4
Sikh 3
Hindu 2
Muslim 1
Jewish
Prefer not to say
109
Sikh
Hindu
Jewish
Muslim
Key Points – Ethnicity
Ethnic minorities represented in our staff include Asian, Indian, Bangladeshi, Pakistani, Black Asian, Black Caribbean, White Gypsies and mixed ethnic origin
8% of KFRS support staff are from ethnic minority backgrounds compared with 5% the previous year % of Kent & Medway residents are from an ethnic minority, so KFRS remains under represented in terms of ethnicity
Key Points – Religion
Our ‘Religion’ data is now more accurate due to improved categorisation on the new iTrent HR system
The most common religion of our staff is Christian followed by Atheist/ No religion

8. Maternity (1 Apr 2015 – 31 Mar 2016) Key Points
Maternity Figures (Approx.)
2009/10
2010/11
2011/12
2012/13
2013/14
2014/15
2015/16
Support Staff 6 1 7 4 3
Control 2
Wholetime
On call
Total 9 5 10 8
Key Points
7 females took maternity leave between 1 April 2015 – 31 March 2016
Of those due to return to work by 31 March 2015 (4 staff) 100% did so; 1 on full-time hours and 3 returned on flexible working (2 reduced hours, 1 compressed hours)
The other 3 females remained on maternity leave
All those taking maternity leave were aged over 30

9. Volunteers (Mar 2016) Key Points
Only age and gender diversity data is held at present for volunteers but this will be expanded in the future
The split of male and female volunteers is roughly equal at 52.6% male and 47.4% female
The average age of volunteers is 44
The largest category of volunteers is females aged (15.8%)
There is a greater age diversity amongst volunteers than employees

10. KFRS Compared with National Fire Service Averages (2015/2016)
Key Points
At 4.5% the percentage of female firefighters in KFRS is slightly below the national average of 5%
The percentage of women in KFRS Support and Control roles at 57% is higher than the national average of 55%
The total female representation at KFRS is similar to the national average
Bisexual/Gay/Lesbian representation in fire services remains low nationally at 3%; at KFRS it is less than this at 2%
Key Points
KFRS Firefighters are marginally older than nationally with 42.5% compared with 40% aged over 46
The average age of KFRS Firefighters at 42 is marginally higher than the national average of 41
KFRS has 45% of all staff aged over 46 compared to 41% nationally
The percentage of ethnic minority Firefighters in KFRS is lower than the national average
Religious representation at KFRS is broadly similar to the national average

11. Key Equality and Diversity Achievements
Achieved
New diversity data recording system implemented on iTrent
Successful employee diversity data campaign
Mental Wellbeing plan introduced and implemented (includes active support for Bluelight MIND initiatives, staff publicity and resources, and sign up to the Big White Wall)
Wellbeing and Carers Conference February 2016
Joint Rainbow Forum work with Kent Police
Introduction of Wellbeing Zone to support employees
Health and Wellbeing programme of events – e.g. Health MOT roadshow, Physio visit to SHQ, Sports Day, Lunchtime Activity Club, after work exercise classes
Accessibility improvements at SHQ
Planned for
New strategic approach to focus more on individual customer need – internally and externally
New equality and diversity E- Learning
Work to be undertaken by HR around the impact of an aging workforce
External evaluation of staff welfare through Employers Wellbeing Charter Assessment
Launch of KFRS Wellbeing Champions
Transition from E&D to Inclusion
Re-assessment against the FRS Equality Framework
Equal Pay Audit
Range of initiatives to support Carers within KFRS
New Wellbeing strategy