❓ WA Parliament Question on Notice regarding Western Power's staff increases from 2020-21 to 2024-25, detailing increases in total staff, operational staff, and corporate/planning staff, broken down by function.
AnsweredQoN 136Legislative Council
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I refer to the operational expenditure of Western Power and, for each financial year from 2020-21 to 2024-25 to date, I ask: (a) what has been the
increase in staff numbers in Western Power in both volume and
percentage terms; (b) how much of this
increase in (a) is attributable to direct operational staff, excluding corporate services and
planning staff, in both volume and percentage terms; (c) how much of this increase in (a) is attributable to corporate services and planning staff in both volume and percentage terms; and (d) please break the increase in staff numbers, referenced in (a), down by Western Power Functions?
increase in staff numbers in Western Power in both volume and
percentage terms; (b) how much of this
increase in (a) is attributable to direct operational staff, excluding corporate services and
planning staff, in both volume and percentage terms; (c) how much of this increase in (a) is attributable to corporate services and planning staff in both volume and percentage terms; and (d) please break the increase in staff numbers, referenced in (a), down by Western Power Functions?
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Answered
24 June 2025
Responded by
Leader of the House representing the Minister for Energy and Decarbonisation
Response time
9 days
(a)
Description
Item/Function
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
2024/25
Total Western Power full time equivalent increase
FTE increase
42.1
210.4
250.8
166.0
% Increase
1.4%
7.1%
7.9%
4.9%
(b)
Description
Item/Function
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
2024/25
Operational staff full time equivalent increase
FTE increase
37.3
175.6
234.7
131.1
% Increase
1.3%
5.9%
7.4%
3.8%
(c)
Description
Item/Function
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
2024/25
Corporate Services & Planning full time equivalent increase
FTE increase
4.8
34.8
16.0
34.9
% Increase
0.2%
1.2%
0.5%
1.0%
(d)
Total Western Power full time equivalent increase by function:
Unit
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
2024/25
Asset Management
14.3
35.3
46.4
21.8
Asset Operations
5.5
113.2
102.5
61.3
Energy Transition & Sustainability
-2.6
0.6
-1.2
18.2
Finance & Regulation
4.4
21.1
20.7
12.1
Legal, Governance & External Relations
4.8
9.8
8.2
4.4
People
10.7
26.4
38.8
28.5
Technology & Innovation
5.1
4.5
34
18.3
Executive (includes Executive assistants, Board and other initiatives)
-0.2
-0.4
1.3
1.2
Note that the negative figures reflect employee movement between functions.
Description
Item/Function
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
2024/25
Total Western Power full time equivalent increase
FTE increase
42.1
210.4
250.8
166.0
% Increase
1.4%
7.1%
7.9%
4.9%
(b)
Description
Item/Function
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
2024/25
Operational staff full time equivalent increase
FTE increase
37.3
175.6
234.7
131.1
% Increase
1.3%
5.9%
7.4%
3.8%
(c)
Description
Item/Function
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
2024/25
Corporate Services & Planning full time equivalent increase
FTE increase
4.8
34.8
16.0
34.9
% Increase
0.2%
1.2%
0.5%
1.0%
(d)
Total Western Power full time equivalent increase by function:
Unit
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
2024/25
Asset Management
14.3
35.3
46.4
21.8
Asset Operations
5.5
113.2
102.5
61.3
Energy Transition & Sustainability
-2.6
0.6
-1.2
18.2
Finance & Regulation
4.4
21.1
20.7
12.1
Legal, Governance & External Relations
4.8
9.8
8.2
4.4
People
10.7
26.4
38.8
28.5
Technology & Innovation
5.1
4.5
34
18.3
Executive (includes Executive assistants, Board and other initiatives)
-0.2
-0.4
1.3
1.2
Note that the negative figures reflect employee movement between functions.
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