❓ Mr. Stephens questions the disparity in locality allowances for teachers in the Pilbara compared to other government employees, particularly regarding the cost of living and incentives for working in remote areas. The government's response refers back to another QoN for most questions, but clarifies allowances for gardeners and nurses.
AnsweredQoN 7996Legislative Assembly
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(1) Is the provision of locality allowances paid to teachers living in regional areas designed to compensate for, and off-set, the expenses associated with the higher cost of living in these areas?
(2) Is the remuneration package paid to teachers in the Country Teaching Program an incentive plan aimed at attracting and retaining teachers to work in difficult-to-staff schools and should not be confused with a remuneration provision to off-set the cost of living in regional areas?
(3) How does this locality allowance compare to the amount paid by the State Government by way of district allowance to most other government employees across the Pilbara?
(4) What other government employees in the Pilbara region will not get the increased district allowance?
(5) What locality or district allowances are paid to gardeners working in government schools?
(6) What locality or district allowances are paid to nurses employed by the Health Department in the Pilbara?
(7) Does the Government acknowledge that there is a legitimate grievance amongst Pilbara teachers because of the smaller locality allowance that is paid to them in comparison to most of their fellow government employees across the region?
(2) Is the remuneration package paid to teachers in the Country Teaching Program an incentive plan aimed at attracting and retaining teachers to work in difficult-to-staff schools and should not be confused with a remuneration provision to off-set the cost of living in regional areas?
(3) How does this locality allowance compare to the amount paid by the State Government by way of district allowance to most other government employees across the Pilbara?
(4) What other government employees in the Pilbara region will not get the increased district allowance?
(5) What locality or district allowances are paid to gardeners working in government schools?
(6) What locality or district allowances are paid to nurses employed by the Health Department in the Pilbara?
(7) Does the Government acknowledge that there is a legitimate grievance amongst Pilbara teachers because of the smaller locality allowance that is paid to them in comparison to most of their fellow government employees across the region?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
2 July 2012
Responded by
Minister representing the Minister for Commerce
Response time
47 days
(1) Please refer to the response to Question 1 of the Legislative Assembly question on notice 7995 to the Minister for Education.
(2) Please refer to the response to Question 2 of the Legislative Assembly question on notice 7995 to the Minister for Education.
(3) Please refer to the response to Question 4 of the Legislative Assembly question on notice 7995 to the Minister for Education.
(4) None
(5) Gardeners in government schools receive district allowance under the
District Allowance (Government Wages Employees) General Agreement 2010
.
(6) Nurses employed by the Department of Health agreed to a reduction and eventual phasing out of their rural gratuities payments in order to receive district allowance under the
District Allowance (Government Wages Employees) General Agreement 2010
.
(7) Please refer to the response to Question 5 of the Legislative Assembly question on notice 7995 to the Minister for Education.
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(2) Please refer to the response to Question 2 of the Legislative Assembly question on notice 7995 to the Minister for Education.
(3) Please refer to the response to Question 4 of the Legislative Assembly question on notice 7995 to the Minister for Education.
(4) None
(5) Gardeners in government schools receive district allowance under the
District Allowance (Government Wages Employees) General Agreement 2010
.
(6) Nurses employed by the Department of Health agreed to a reduction and eventual phasing out of their rural gratuities payments in order to receive district allowance under the
District Allowance (Government Wages Employees) General Agreement 2010
.
(7) Please refer to the response to Question 5 of the Legislative Assembly question on notice 7995 to the Minister for Education.
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