❓ Hon Dr Steve Thomas questions the Premier regarding the Voluntary Targeted Separation Scheme (VTSS), seeking data on redundancies, savings, costs, public servant numbers, and wages. The response provides detailed figures incorporated into Hansard.
AnsweredQoN 1292Legislative Council
Asked
30 November 2022
Member
Portfolio
Leader of the House representing the Premier
QuestionView source ↗
VOLUNTARY TARGETED SEPARATION
SCHEME
1292. Hon Dr STEVE THOMAS to the Leader of the House
representing the Premier:
I refer to the state government's
voluntary targeted separation scheme announced in the 2017 state budget and
promoted in the media as providing for 3 000 voluntary redundancies and saving
the state $1 billion. For each of the financial years 2017–18; 2018–19;
2019–20; 2020–21; and 2021–22 —
(1) how many public servants took
voluntary redundancy under the VTSS;
(2) what have
been the audited and identifiable savings to the state delivered by the McGowan
government's targeted voluntary separation scheme implemented on 1 July
2017;
(3) what has been the associated
financial cost to the state of implementing the scheme;
(4) how many WA state public
servants, full-time, part-time and casual, were employed by the state; and
(5) what was the wages bill for WA
public servants?
SCHEME
1292. Hon Dr STEVE THOMAS to the Leader of the House
representing the Premier:
I refer to the state government's
voluntary targeted separation scheme announced in the 2017 state budget and
promoted in the media as providing for 3 000 voluntary redundancies and saving
the state $1 billion. For each of the financial years 2017–18; 2018–19;
2019–20; 2020–21; and 2021–22 —
(1) how many public servants took
voluntary redundancy under the VTSS;
(2) what have
been the audited and identifiable savings to the state delivered by the McGowan
government's targeted voluntary separation scheme implemented on 1 July
2017;
(3) what has been the associated
financial cost to the state of implementing the scheme;
(4) how many WA state public
servants, full-time, part-time and casual, were employed by the state; and
(5) what was the wages bill for WA
public servants?
AnswerView source ↗
That
is a very long question, so it is quite a long answer, but I will make it as
easy as possible. I thank the Leader of the Opposition for some notice
of the question. I provide this answer on behalf of the Leader of the House.
(1) I seek leave to have this
information incorporated into Hansard .
[Leave granted for the following
material to be incorporated.]
Number
of separations
2017–18
2,311
2018–19
245
2019–20
89
2020–21
251
2021–22
82
(2) Gross savings
identified by agencies total $701.5 million to 30 June 2022, with a further
$182 million estimated for 2022–23, the first full year after the end
of the scheme. I seek leave to have the savings to date by year incorporated
into Hansard .
[Leave
granted for the following material to be incorporated.]
Gross
savings ($m)
2017–18
59.9
2018–19
137.8
2019–20
161.9
2020–21
164.7
2021–22
177.2
(3) Agencies have reported total costs of $356 million
to 30 June 2022. I seek leave to have the costs, by year, incorporated
into Hansard .
[Leave granted for the following
material to be incorporated.]
Costs
($m)
2017–18
279.6
2018–19
33.1
2019–20
8.1
2020–21
25.3
2021–22
9.9
(4)–(5) This information is provided in multiple publicly
available reports. However, for the honourable member's convenience, I seek leave to have this information incorporated into Hansard .
[Leave granted for the following
material to be incorporated.]
Public
sector FTE
Public
sector wages ($m)
2017–18
110,155
12,193
2018–19
110,972
12,269
2019–20
114,734
12,887
2020–21
119,273
13,469
2021–22
124,160
14,279
is a very long question, so it is quite a long answer, but I will make it as
easy as possible. I thank the Leader of the Opposition for some notice
of the question. I provide this answer on behalf of the Leader of the House.
(1) I seek leave to have this
information incorporated into Hansard .
[Leave granted for the following
material to be incorporated.]
Number
of separations
2017–18
2,311
2018–19
245
2019–20
89
2020–21
251
2021–22
82
(2) Gross savings
identified by agencies total $701.5 million to 30 June 2022, with a further
$182 million estimated for 2022–23, the first full year after the end
of the scheme. I seek leave to have the savings to date by year incorporated
into Hansard .
[Leave
granted for the following material to be incorporated.]
Gross
savings ($m)
2017–18
59.9
2018–19
137.8
2019–20
161.9
2020–21
164.7
2021–22
177.2
(3) Agencies have reported total costs of $356 million
to 30 June 2022. I seek leave to have the costs, by year, incorporated
into Hansard .
[Leave granted for the following
material to be incorporated.]
Costs
($m)
2017–18
279.6
2018–19
33.1
2019–20
8.1
2020–21
25.3
2021–22
9.9
(4)–(5) This information is provided in multiple publicly
available reports. However, for the honourable member's convenience, I seek leave to have this information incorporated into Hansard .
[Leave granted for the following
material to be incorporated.]
Public
sector FTE
Public
sector wages ($m)
2017–18
110,155
12,193
2018–19
110,972
12,269
2019–20
114,734
12,887
2020–21
119,273
13,469
2021–22
124,160
14,279
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