Rod’s workforce (5)
I believe the answer is:
staff
I believe this clue is a double definition.
'rod's' is the first definition.
(I've seen this before)
'workforce' is the second definition.
(I've seen this before)
(Other definitions for staff that I've seen before include "Rod of authority" , "Administrative personnel" , "Group of employees and long stick for support" , "Group employed in services etc" , "Stick - office employees" .)