❓ Hon Tjorn Sibma questions the Minister for Electoral Affairs regarding the WA Electoral Commission's expenditure and employment practices related to fixed-term and casual staff during the 2016-17 financial year. The response reveals significant spending on casual staff, particularly related to the 2017 Local Government elections, and indicates a review of processes for transitioning temporary staff to permanent positions.
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For the 2016-17 financial year, can the Minister provide the following information:
(a) the total dollar amount spent on employees on fixed term contracts and casual staff by each department and agency under the Minister's control;
(b) the total number of employees on fixed term contracts and casual staff by department/agency and with information concerning their individual position and level;
(c) how many employees on fixed term contracts and casual staff are currently employed in each department/agency under the Minister's control;
(d) how many employees on fixed term contracts and casual staff have worked in the same position for longer than six months;
(e) under what criteria or process may fixed term contract or casual staff be made permanent; and
(f) will the Minister list the types of contracts used for the purpose of short term employment?
(a) the total dollar amount spent on employees on fixed term contracts and casual staff by each department and agency under the Minister's control;
(b) the total number of employees on fixed term contracts and casual staff by department/agency and with information concerning their individual position and level;
(c) how many employees on fixed term contracts and casual staff are currently employed in each department/agency under the Minister's control;
(d) how many employees on fixed term contracts and casual staff have worked in the same position for longer than six months;
(e) under what criteria or process may fixed term contract or casual staff be made permanent; and
(f) will the Minister list the types of contracts used for the purpose of short term employment?
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Answered
12 September 2017
Responded by
Minister for Regional Development representing the Minister for Electoral Affairs
Response time
9 days
WA ELECTORAL COMMISSION (a) Fixed term contract: $124,555.00 Casual staff: $9,366,699.00 (b) Collation of information concerning each individual fixed term or casual staff member’s position title and level is considered to be an undue use of agency resources. (c) Casual staff: 7150 employed. These mainly relate to the 2017 Local Government elections. Fixed term contract: 1 (d) Fixed term contract: 1 (in 2016-2017 financial year). Casual staff: Nil (e) As per WA Labor’s 2017 election commitment, processes and criteria for transition from fixed and casual employment to permanency are currently under review. (f) Casual contracts Customer contract (common use agreement).
(a) Fixed term contract: $124,555.00 Casual staff: $9,366,699.00 (b) Collation of information concerning each individual fixed term or casual staff member’s position title and level is considered to be an undue use of agency resources. (c) Casual staff: 7150 employed. These mainly relate to the 2017 Local Government elections. Fixed term contract: 1 (d) Fixed term contract: 1 (in 2016-2017 financial year). Casual staff: Nil (e) As per WA Labor’s 2017 election commitment, processes and criteria for transition from fixed and casual employment to permanency are currently under review. (f) Casual contracts Customer contract (common use agreement).
Casual staff: $9,366,699.00 (b) Collation of information concerning each individual fixed term or casual staff member’s position title and level is considered to be an undue use of agency resources. (c) Casual staff: 7150 employed. These mainly relate to the 2017 Local Government elections. Fixed term contract: 1 (d) Fixed term contract: 1 (in 2016-2017 financial year). Casual staff: Nil (e) As per WA Labor’s 2017 election commitment, processes and criteria for transition from fixed and casual employment to permanency are currently under review. (f) Casual contracts Customer contract (common use agreement).
(b) Collation of information concerning each individual fixed term or casual staff member’s position title and level is considered to be an undue use of agency resources. (c) Casual staff: 7150 employed. These mainly relate to the 2017 Local Government elections. Fixed term contract: 1 (d) Fixed term contract: 1 (in 2016-2017 financial year). Casual staff: Nil (e) As per WA Labor’s 2017 election commitment, processes and criteria for transition from fixed and casual employment to permanency are currently under review. (f) Casual contracts Customer contract (common use agreement).
(c) Casual staff: 7150 employed. These mainly relate to the 2017 Local Government elections. Fixed term contract: 1 (d) Fixed term contract: 1 (in 2016-2017 financial year). Casual staff: Nil (e) As per WA Labor’s 2017 election commitment, processes and criteria for transition from fixed and casual employment to permanency are currently under review. (f) Casual contracts Customer contract (common use agreement).
Fixed term contract: 1 (d) Fixed term contract: 1 (in 2016-2017 financial year). Casual staff: Nil (e) As per WA Labor’s 2017 election commitment, processes and criteria for transition from fixed and casual employment to permanency are currently under review. (f) Casual contracts Customer contract (common use agreement).
(d) Fixed term contract: 1 (in 2016-2017 financial year). Casual staff: Nil (e) As per WA Labor’s 2017 election commitment, processes and criteria for transition from fixed and casual employment to permanency are currently under review. (f) Casual contracts Customer contract (common use agreement).
Casual staff: Nil (e) As per WA Labor’s 2017 election commitment, processes and criteria for transition from fixed and casual employment to permanency are currently under review. (f) Casual contracts Customer contract (common use agreement).
(e) As per WA Labor’s 2017 election commitment, processes and criteria for transition from fixed and casual employment to permanency are currently under review. (f) Casual contracts Customer contract (common use agreement).
(f) Casual contracts Customer contract (common use agreement).
Customer contract (common use agreement).
(a) Fixed term contract: $124,555.00 Casual staff: $9,366,699.00 (b) Collation of information concerning each individual fixed term or casual staff member’s position title and level is considered to be an undue use of agency resources. (c) Casual staff: 7150 employed. These mainly relate to the 2017 Local Government elections. Fixed term contract: 1 (d) Fixed term contract: 1 (in 2016-2017 financial year). Casual staff: Nil (e) As per WA Labor’s 2017 election commitment, processes and criteria for transition from fixed and casual employment to permanency are currently under review. (f) Casual contracts Customer contract (common use agreement).
Casual staff: $9,366,699.00 (b) Collation of information concerning each individual fixed term or casual staff member’s position title and level is considered to be an undue use of agency resources. (c) Casual staff: 7150 employed. These mainly relate to the 2017 Local Government elections. Fixed term contract: 1 (d) Fixed term contract: 1 (in 2016-2017 financial year). Casual staff: Nil (e) As per WA Labor’s 2017 election commitment, processes and criteria for transition from fixed and casual employment to permanency are currently under review. (f) Casual contracts Customer contract (common use agreement).
(b) Collation of information concerning each individual fixed term or casual staff member’s position title and level is considered to be an undue use of agency resources. (c) Casual staff: 7150 employed. These mainly relate to the 2017 Local Government elections. Fixed term contract: 1 (d) Fixed term contract: 1 (in 2016-2017 financial year). Casual staff: Nil (e) As per WA Labor’s 2017 election commitment, processes and criteria for transition from fixed and casual employment to permanency are currently under review. (f) Casual contracts Customer contract (common use agreement).
(c) Casual staff: 7150 employed. These mainly relate to the 2017 Local Government elections. Fixed term contract: 1 (d) Fixed term contract: 1 (in 2016-2017 financial year). Casual staff: Nil (e) As per WA Labor’s 2017 election commitment, processes and criteria for transition from fixed and casual employment to permanency are currently under review. (f) Casual contracts Customer contract (common use agreement).
Fixed term contract: 1 (d) Fixed term contract: 1 (in 2016-2017 financial year). Casual staff: Nil (e) As per WA Labor’s 2017 election commitment, processes and criteria for transition from fixed and casual employment to permanency are currently under review. (f) Casual contracts Customer contract (common use agreement).
(d) Fixed term contract: 1 (in 2016-2017 financial year). Casual staff: Nil (e) As per WA Labor’s 2017 election commitment, processes and criteria for transition from fixed and casual employment to permanency are currently under review. (f) Casual contracts Customer contract (common use agreement).
Casual staff: Nil (e) As per WA Labor’s 2017 election commitment, processes and criteria for transition from fixed and casual employment to permanency are currently under review. (f) Casual contracts Customer contract (common use agreement).
(e) As per WA Labor’s 2017 election commitment, processes and criteria for transition from fixed and casual employment to permanency are currently under review. (f) Casual contracts Customer contract (common use agreement).
(f) Casual contracts Customer contract (common use agreement).
Customer contract (common use agreement).
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