88
One payment exceeded the £95,000 public sector exit payment threshold, arising from a contractual obligation under Belgian law associated with the closure of a subsidiary's operations.
There were no staff who left or agreed to leave Scottish Enterprise under a Settlement Agreement in the year to 31 March 2026 (2025: 0) at a cost of £nil (2025: £nil).
There was 1 member of staff who agreed to leave a subsidiary company under a Settlement Agreement in the year to 31 March 2026 (2025: 0) at a cost of £9,093 (2025: £nil).
At the end of the financial year employee numbers was as follows:
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||
| GROUP | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Board (i) | 9 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| Executive Leadership Team | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Other employees | 440 | 688 | 1,128 | 485 | 743 | 1,228 |
| Total | 451 | 694 | 1,145 | 495 | 749 | 1,244 |
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||
| SCOTTISH ENTERPRISE | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Board (i) | 9 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| Executive Leadership Team | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Other employees | 362 | 604 | 966 | 387 | 623 | 1,010 |
| Total | 373 | 610 | 983 | 397 | 629 | 1,026 |
i) Adrian Gillespie, the Chief Executive Officer, is included as a member of the Executive Leadership Team in the table above. He is also a member of the Board.
The absence record for Scottish Enterprise employees for the year to end March 2026 was 8,026 sick days (2025: 8,534) out of a possible 245,165 working days (2024: 262,109), representing a lost time through sickness absence of 3.27% (2025: 3.26%).
Staff turnover for Scottish Enterprise employees for the year end March 2026 was 6.82% (2025: 5.72%).