Provides a breakdown of accrued annual leave balances and the number of staff affected across agencies within the Emergency Services and Corrective Services portfolios as of June 30, 2019. Includes data for the Department of Justice, DFES, and the Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services.

AnsweredQoN 2627Legislative Council
Asked
29 October 2019
Portfolio
Emergency Services; Corrective Services

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As at 30 June 2019, for each agency/department within the Minister's portfolio can the Minister please provide in tabular form, the total dollar value of accrued annual leave balances and the number of staff to whom those balances apply for leave balances of the following periods: (a) 4 weeks or less; (b) 4 to 5 weeks; (c) 5 to 6 weeks; (d) 6 to 7 weeks; (e) 7 to 8 weeks; and (f) more than 8 weeks?

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Answered
3 December 2019
Responded by
Minister for Environment representing the Minister for Emergency Services; Corrective Services
Response time
11 days
The Department of Justice advises:
Accrued Annual Leave - as at 30 June 2019
Corrective Services Portfolio
Number of Staff
Dollar Value
(a)
4 weeks or less;
2,615
$6,574,152
(b)
4 to 5 weeks;
449
$3,356,733
(c)
5 to 6 weeks;
325
$3,035,399
(d)
6 to 7 weeks;
321
$3,554,129
(e)
7 to 8 weeks; and
212
$2,733,206
(f)
more than 8 weeks
622
$12,836,802
Total
4,544
$32,090,421
The Department of Fire and Emergency Services advises:
Period of Accrued Leave
As at 30 June 2019
Number of Staff
Dollar Value
(a)
4 Weeks or Less
1352
$4,537,033.39
(b)
4 to 5 Weeks
152
$1,432,424.47
(c)
5 to 6 weeks
90
$1,104,351.85
(d)
6 to 7 weeks
57
$893,349.48
(e)
7 to 8 weeks
31
$563,209.92
(f)
More than 8 Weeks
60
$1,452,613.79
Total
1,742
$9,982,982.91
DFES Leave Management Policy has been recently updated to incorporate the requirements of the Public Sector Labour Relations Management of Accrued Leave in the Public Sector Policy Statement (Policy) issued in March 2018.
The Department of Fire and Emergency Services Fleet and Equipment Services Enterprise Bargaining Agreement 2018 is exempt from the Policy requirement for long service leave to be cleared within two years of being accrued.
The Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services advises:
Period of Accrued Leave
As at 30 June 2019
Number of Staff
Dollar Value
(a)
4 weeks or less
8
$31,221.11
(b)
4 to 5 weeks
2
$21,775.23
(c)
5 to 6 weeks
4
$51,451.47
(d)
6 to 7 weeks
0
$0.00
(e)
7 to 8 weeks
3
$61,316.26
(f)
more than 8 weeks
3
$49,457.69
Total
20
$215,221.76
The Supervised Release Review Board advises:
Staff providing support to the Supervised Review Release Board are employees of the Department of Justice and as such their current leave balances will be included in the Departmental return.

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