WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding management-initiated redundancies in the WA public sector since the February State Election. The answer provides some data but lacks detail on individual salaries, years of service, and total redundancy costs.

AnsweredQoN 455Legislative Assembly
Asked
27 June 2001
Portfolio
Public Sector Management

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(1) How many employees throughout the whole of the Western Australian State Public Sector have received a management initiated redundancy/severance payment since the February State Election?
(2) What salary levels are attached to each of the employees?
(3) What classification levels are attached to each of the employees?
(4) How many years of public service has each employee got?
(5) What are the ages of these employees?
(6) Which public sector organisations are these employees from?
(7) What is the total cost of these redundancies?
(8) How is the total cost of these redundancies to be funded?

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Answered
31 July 2001
Responded by
Minister for Public Sector Management
Response time
34 days
(2) This information is not readily available without substantial research by individual agencies. (3) Classification levels are given in the following table: CLASSIFICATION NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES Wages 5 Level 1 9 Level 2 7 Level 3 12 Level 4 3 Level 5 4 Level 6 6 Level 7 6 Level 8 7 Level 9 9 Class 1 14 Class 2 4 Class 2.5 1 Class 3 2 AMA Level 23 1 Group 1 Minimum 1 Group 1 Maximum 1 Group 3 Maximum 2 Group 4 Maximum 2 TOTAL 96 (4) This information is not readily available without substantial research by individual agencies. (5) Age brackets for the 96 employees accepting offers of voluntary severance or a management initiated retirement package are given in the following table: AGE BRACKET NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES 20 – 29 years 7 30 – 39 years 14 40 – 49 years 15 50 – 59 years 45 60+ years 15 TOTAL 96 (6) Employees that accepted a voluntary severance or management initiated retirement package were from the following agencies: DEPARTMENT NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES Aboriginal Affairs Department 2 Agriculture WA 1 Commerce and Trade, Department of 1 Commissioner of Workplace Agreements, Office of the 1 Disability Services Commission 2 East Perth Redevelopment Authority 1 Education Department of Western Australia 4 Education Services, Department of 1 Egg Marketing Board 1 Environmental Protection, Department of 3 Family and Children's Services (including Women's Policy Office) 5 Fire and Emergency Services Authority 2 Health Department of Western Australia and Health Industry 12 Housing, Ministry of 1 Justice, Ministry of 1 Land Administration, Department of 1 Minerals and Energy, Department of 1 Premier and Cabinet, Ministry of the 30 Productivity and Labour Relations, Department of 4 Rottnest Island Authority 2 State Revenue Department 1 TAFE Colleges 5 Training and Employment, Department of 2 Transport, Department of 2 Treasury Department of Western Australia 3 Water and Rivers Commission 1 Western Australian Police Service 2 Western Australian Tourism Commission 1 WorkCover 1 WorkSafe Western Australia 2 TOTAL 96 (7) $6 939 931 (8) Agencies are required to fund voluntary severance payments and management initiated retirement packages from within their existing budget allocation.
(3) Classification levels are given in the following table: CLASSIFICATION NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES Wages 5 Level 1 9 Level 2 7 Level 3 12 Level 4 3 Level 5 4 Level 6 6 Level 7 6 Level 8 7 Level 9 9 Class 1 14 Class 2 4 Class 2.5 1 Class 3 2 AMA Level 23 1 Group 1 Minimum 1 Group 1 Maximum 1 Group 3 Maximum 2 Group 4 Maximum 2 TOTAL 96 (4) This information is not readily available without substantial research by individual agencies. (5) Age brackets for the 96 employees accepting offers of voluntary severance or a management initiated retirement package are given in the following table: AGE BRACKET NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES 20 – 29 years 7 30 – 39 years 14 40 – 49 years 15 50 – 59 years 45 60+ years 15 TOTAL 96 (6) Employees that accepted a voluntary severance or management initiated retirement package were from the following agencies: DEPARTMENT NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES Aboriginal Affairs Department 2 Agriculture WA 1 Commerce and Trade, Department of 1 Commissioner of Workplace Agreements, Office of the 1 Disability Services Commission 2 East Perth Redevelopment Authority 1 Education Department of Western Australia 4 Education Services, Department of 1 Egg Marketing Board 1 Environmental Protection, Department of 3 Family and Children's Services (including Women's Policy Office) 5 Fire and Emergency Services Authority 2 Health Department of Western Australia and Health Industry 12 Housing, Ministry of 1 Justice, Ministry of 1 Land Administration, Department of 1 Minerals and Energy, Department of 1 Premier and Cabinet, Ministry of the 30 Productivity and Labour Relations, Department of 4 Rottnest Island Authority 2 State Revenue Department 1 TAFE Colleges 5 Training and Employment, Department of 2 Transport, Department of 2 Treasury Department of Western Australia 3 Water and Rivers Commission 1 Western Australian Police Service 2 Western Australian Tourism Commission 1 WorkCover 1 WorkSafe Western Australia 2 TOTAL 96 (7) $6 939 931 (8) Agencies are required to fund voluntary severance payments and management initiated retirement packages from within their existing budget allocation.
CLASSIFICATION NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES Wages 5 Level 1 9 Level 2 7 Level 3 12 Level 4 3 Level 5 4 Level 6 6 Level 7 6 Level 8 7 Level 9 9 Class 1 14 Class 2 4 Class 2.5 1 Class 3 2 AMA Level 23 1 Group 1 Minimum 1 Group 1 Maximum 1 Group 3 Maximum 2 Group 4 Maximum 2 TOTAL 96 (4) This information is not readily available without substantial research by individual agencies. (5) Age brackets for the 96 employees accepting offers of voluntary severance or a management initiated retirement package are given in the following table: AGE BRACKET NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES 20 – 29 years 7 30 – 39 years 14 40 – 49 years 15 50 – 59 years 45 60+ years 15 TOTAL 96 (6) Employees that accepted a voluntary severance or management initiated retirement package were from the following agencies: DEPARTMENT NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES Aboriginal Affairs Department 2 Agriculture WA 1 Commerce and Trade, Department of 1 Commissioner of Workplace Agreements, Office of the 1 Disability Services Commission 2 East Perth Redevelopment Authority 1 Education Department of Western Australia 4 Education Services, Department of 1 Egg Marketing Board 1 Environmental Protection, Department of 3 Family and Children's Services (including Women's Policy Office) 5 Fire and Emergency Services Authority 2 Health Department of Western Australia and Health Industry 12 Housing, Ministry of 1 Justice, Ministry of 1 Land Administration, Department of 1 Minerals and Energy, Department of 1 Premier and Cabinet, Ministry of the 30 Productivity and Labour Relations, Department of 4 Rottnest Island Authority 2 State Revenue Department 1 TAFE Colleges 5 Training and Employment, Department of 2 Transport, Department of 2 Treasury Department of Western Australia 3 Water and Rivers Commission 1 Western Australian Police Service 2 Western Australian Tourism Commission 1 WorkCover 1 WorkSafe Western Australia 2 TOTAL 96 (7) $6 939 931 (8) Agencies are required to fund voluntary severance payments and management initiated retirement packages from within their existing budget allocation.
(4) This information is not readily available without substantial research by individual agencies. (5) Age brackets for the 96 employees accepting offers of voluntary severance or a management initiated retirement package are given in the following table: AGE BRACKET NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES 20 – 29 years 7 30 – 39 years 14 40 – 49 years 15 50 – 59 years 45 60+ years 15 TOTAL 96 (6) Employees that accepted a voluntary severance or management initiated retirement package were from the following agencies: DEPARTMENT NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES Aboriginal Affairs Department 2 Agriculture WA 1 Commerce and Trade, Department of 1 Commissioner of Workplace Agreements, Office of the 1 Disability Services Commission 2 East Perth Redevelopment Authority 1 Education Department of Western Australia 4 Education Services, Department of 1 Egg Marketing Board 1 Environmental Protection, Department of 3 Family and Children's Services (including Women's Policy Office) 5 Fire and Emergency Services Authority 2 Health Department of Western Australia and Health Industry 12 Housing, Ministry of 1 Justice, Ministry of 1 Land Administration, Department of 1 Minerals and Energy, Department of 1 Premier and Cabinet, Ministry of the 30 Productivity and Labour Relations, Department of 4 Rottnest Island Authority 2 State Revenue Department 1 TAFE Colleges 5 Training and Employment, Department of 2 Transport, Department of 2 Treasury Department of Western Australia 3 Water and Rivers Commission 1 Western Australian Police Service 2 Western Australian Tourism Commission 1 WorkCover 1 WorkSafe Western Australia 2 TOTAL 96 (7) $6 939 931 (8) Agencies are required to fund voluntary severance payments and management initiated retirement packages from within their existing budget allocation.
(5) Age brackets for the 96 employees accepting offers of voluntary severance or a management initiated retirement package are given in the following table: AGE BRACKET NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES 20 – 29 years 7 30 – 39 years 14 40 – 49 years 15 50 – 59 years 45 60+ years 15 TOTAL 96 (6) Employees that accepted a voluntary severance or management initiated retirement package were from the following agencies: DEPARTMENT NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES Aboriginal Affairs Department 2 Agriculture WA 1 Commerce and Trade, Department of 1 Commissioner of Workplace Agreements, Office of the 1 Disability Services Commission 2 East Perth Redevelopment Authority 1 Education Department of Western Australia 4 Education Services, Department of 1 Egg Marketing Board 1 Environmental Protection, Department of 3 Family and Children's Services (including Women's Policy Office) 5 Fire and Emergency Services Authority 2 Health Department of Western Australia and Health Industry 12 Housing, Ministry of 1 Justice, Ministry of 1 Land Administration, Department of 1 Minerals and Energy, Department of 1 Premier and Cabinet, Ministry of the 30 Productivity and Labour Relations, Department of 4 Rottnest Island Authority 2 State Revenue Department 1 TAFE Colleges 5 Training and Employment, Department of 2 Transport, Department of 2 Treasury Department of Western Australia 3 Water and Rivers Commission 1 Western Australian Police Service 2 Western Australian Tourism Commission 1 WorkCover 1 WorkSafe Western Australia 2 TOTAL 96 (7) $6 939 931 (8) Agencies are required to fund voluntary severance payments and management initiated retirement packages from within their existing budget allocation.
AGE BRACKET NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES 20 – 29 years 7 30 – 39 years 14 40 – 49 years 15 50 – 59 years 45 60+ years 15 TOTAL 96 (6) Employees that accepted a voluntary severance or management initiated retirement package were from the following agencies: DEPARTMENT NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES Aboriginal Affairs Department 2 Agriculture WA 1 Commerce and Trade, Department of 1 Commissioner of Workplace Agreements, Office of the 1 Disability Services Commission 2 East Perth Redevelopment Authority 1 Education Department of Western Australia 4 Education Services, Department of 1 Egg Marketing Board 1 Environmental Protection, Department of 3 Family and Children's Services (including Women's Policy Office) 5 Fire and Emergency Services Authority 2 Health Department of Western Australia and Health Industry 12 Housing, Ministry of 1 Justice, Ministry of 1 Land Administration, Department of 1 Minerals and Energy, Department of 1 Premier and Cabinet, Ministry of the 30 Productivity and Labour Relations, Department of 4 Rottnest Island Authority 2 State Revenue Department 1 TAFE Colleges 5 Training and Employment, Department of 2 Transport, Department of 2 Treasury Department of Western Australia 3 Water and Rivers Commission 1 Western Australian Police Service 2 Western Australian Tourism Commission 1 WorkCover 1 WorkSafe Western Australia 2 TOTAL 96 (7) $6 939 931 (8) Agencies are required to fund voluntary severance payments and management initiated retirement packages from within their existing budget allocation.
(6) Employees that accepted a voluntary severance or management initiated retirement package were from the following agencies: DEPARTMENT NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES Aboriginal Affairs Department 2 Agriculture WA 1 Commerce and Trade, Department of 1 Commissioner of Workplace Agreements, Office of the 1 Disability Services Commission 2 East Perth Redevelopment Authority 1 Education Department of Western Australia 4 Education Services, Department of 1 Egg Marketing Board 1 Environmental Protection, Department of 3 Family and Children's Services (including Women's Policy Office) 5 Fire and Emergency Services Authority 2 Health Department of Western Australia and Health Industry 12 Housing, Ministry of 1 Justice, Ministry of 1 Land Administration, Department of 1 Minerals and Energy, Department of 1 Premier and Cabinet, Ministry of the 30 Productivity and Labour Relations, Department of 4 Rottnest Island Authority 2 State Revenue Department 1 TAFE Colleges 5 Training and Employment, Department of 2 Transport, Department of 2 Treasury Department of Western Australia 3 Water and Rivers Commission 1 Western Australian Police Service 2 Western Australian Tourism Commission 1 WorkCover 1 WorkSafe Western Australia 2 TOTAL 96 (7) $6 939 931 (8) Agencies are required to fund voluntary severance payments and management initiated retirement packages from within their existing budget allocation.
DEPARTMENT NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES Aboriginal Affairs Department 2 Agriculture WA 1 Commerce and Trade, Department of 1 Commissioner of Workplace Agreements, Office of the 1 Disability Services Commission 2 East Perth Redevelopment Authority 1 Education Department of Western Australia 4 Education Services, Department of 1 Egg Marketing Board 1 Environmental Protection, Department of 3 Family and Children's Services (including Women's Policy Office) 5 Fire and Emergency Services Authority 2 Health Department of Western Australia and Health Industry 12 Housing, Ministry of 1 Justice, Ministry of 1 Land Administration, Department of 1 Minerals and Energy, Department of 1 Premier and Cabinet, Ministry of the 30 Productivity and Labour Relations, Department of 4 Rottnest Island Authority 2 State Revenue Department 1 TAFE Colleges 5 Training and Employment, Department of 2 Transport, Department of 2 Treasury Department of Western Australia 3 Water and Rivers Commission 1 Western Australian Police Service 2 Western Australian Tourism Commission 1 WorkCover 1 WorkSafe Western Australia 2 TOTAL 96 (7) $6 939 931 (8) Agencies are required to fund voluntary severance payments and management initiated retirement packages from within their existing budget allocation.
(7) $6 939 931 (8) Agencies are required to fund voluntary severance payments and management initiated retirement packages from within their existing budget allocation.
(8) Agencies are required to fund voluntary severance payments and management initiated retirement packages from within their existing budget allocation.

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