Mr. Speaker, for the period of April 1, 2010 to July 4, 2011, the Privy Council Office, PCO, responds with regard to (a) that normal attrition provided the Privy Council Office with the flexibility to manage budget reduction during the last fiscal year.
In response to (b), 430 full-time and part-time employees were lost to attrition.
In response to (c), no full-time or part-time employees were laid-off.
In response to (d), 487 full-time and part-time employees were hired.
In response to (e), the indeterminate departure rate for 2010-11 was 16.3%, which is consistent with the previous year’s indeterminate departure rate of 16.5%. The Privy Council Offices does not formulate projected attrition rates.