Women GoJ workers

Q1. Any government workplace policies specifically addressing menopause or midlife female health, and the date of their introduction. 

Q2. Statistics on the number of women aged 40–65 in the Government of Jersey workforce, for the most recent year available. 

Q3. Statistics on retirement age in Government of Jersey by gender for the last 10 years. 

Q4. Data on part-time vs full-time employment among women aged 40–65. 

Q5. Any analysis of the gender pay gap in Government of Jersey, broken down by age if available.  

Q1. There are no government workplace policies in place for menopause or midlife female health. Instead, we have online guidance and support for managers on how to support women and for employees on how to seek support. We have also established a women's health, employee-led network. There are currently three networks operating under this 

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The role of these networks is to educate, raise awareness, provide peer support and resources and to signpost employees to the right support.  

The Menopause Network commenced in 2022. The remaining women’s health networks were established in 2025 following feedback through the Menopause Network. 

Q2.  As at 31 August 2025 there were 3660 women in the 40-65 age bracket. This figure excludes anyone solely on a zero-hour contract and non-States workers.  

Q3.  Our current central HR database only includes data on leave reasons going back to 2019.  The information requested for the years prior to 2019 is not captured in the central HR database, therefore Article 3 of the Freedom of information (Jersey) Law 2011 applies.  

The below table shows the average age for leavers who have an employment leave reason of ‘retirement’, ‘voluntary early retirement’ or ‘ill health retirement’ on their records. These figures exclude anyone solely on a zero-hour contract and non-States workers.   

​Year	​Female	​Male
​2019	​62.4	​61.2
​2020	​61.4	​62.1
​2021	​61.9	​62.3
​2022	​61.1	​60.5
​2023	​61.2	​60.8
​2024	​62.3	​63.1
​2025	​62.1	​62.0

​Q4.  As at 31 August 2025, the split of employment for women aged 40-65 was 2307 (full-time) and 1353 (part-time). Employees’ total hours for all roles held with Government have been looked at when calculating the split. Where an employee’s total hours add up to less than 1 Full-time equivalent (FTE) they are classed as part-time. These figures exclude anyone solely on a zero-hour contract and non-States worker and employees who work full-time hours but have agreed flexible working arrangements.  

Q5. This information is publicly available on Government of Jersey​. Article 23 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 has been applied.  ​This link will take you to the Government of Jersey Gender Pay Gap Reports​, which contain all applicable data available regarding the Government of Jersey gender pay gap. The 2025 report is currently being compiled and is due to be published later this year.   

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