❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice requesting data on staff grievances lodged, outstanding, resolved, dismissed, upheld, and partly upheld within departments, agencies, and Government Trading Enterprises under the Minister's portfolio of Regional Development, Lands, and State Development for financial years 2013-14 to 2015-16.
AnsweredQoN 5622Legislative Assembly
Asked
30 June 2016
Member
Portfolio
Regional Development; Lands; Minister Assisting the Minister for State Development
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For each department, agency and Government Trading Enterprise within the Minister's portfolio of responsibilities, I ask: (a) how many staff grievances have been lodged for financial years 2013-14; 2014-15 and 2015-16; (b) how many of those grievances are outstanding as at 30 June 2016; (c) how many of those grievances are resolved as at 30 June 2016; and (d) for those grievances resolved: (i) how many were dismissed; (ii) how many were upheld; and (iii) how many were partly upheld?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
23 August 2016
Responded by
Minister for Regional Development; Lands; Minister Assisting the Minister for State Development
Response time
54 days
Answer
The following answers relate to grievances formally lodged by employees and investigated pursuant to the Public Sector Standard on Grievance Resolution issued by the Public Sector Commissioner
DEPARTMENT OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
(a) Since 2013-14 five grievances have been raised:
(b) As at 30 June 2016 the three grievances raised in 2015-16 remain outstanding.
(c) Two grievances are resolved as at 30 June 2016, being the grievances raised in 2013-14 and 2014-15
(d) (i) One was dismissed
(ii) One was upheld
(iii) None were partly upheld
DEPARTMENT OF LANDS
The Department of Lands resumed HR functions from DRD in June 2015, so figures below for previous years were provided by DRD as follows:
(a) Grievances lodged;
(b) Grievances outstanding as at 30 June 2016 = 0
(c) All grievances have been resolved for 2015/16
(d) (i) All were dismissed due to lack of evidence or resolved through mediation
(ii) Not Applicable
(iii) Not Applicable
LANDCORP
(a) 2013-14 – One
2014-15 – One
2015-16 – None
(b) None
(c) All
(d) Of the two grievances resolved:
(i) Two
(ii)-(iii) None
LANDGATE
(a) 6
(b) None
(c) All have been resolved
(d) (i) All were dismissed
(ii) None
(iii) None
GASCOYNE DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
(a) One
(b) Nil
(c) One
(d) (i) One
(ii) Not applicable
(iii) Not applicable
GOLDFIELDS ESPERANCE DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
(a)-(c) Nil
(d) (i)-(iii) Not Applicable
GREAT SOUTHERN DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
(a)-(c) Nil
(d) (i)-(iii) Not Applicable
KIMBERLEY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
(a)-(c) Nil
(d) (i)-(iii) Not Applicable
MID WEST DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
(a) Nil
(b) – (d) Not Applicable
PEEL DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
(a) Nil
(b) – (d) Not Applicable
PILBARA DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
(a) Two
(b) Nil
(c) Two
(d) (i) Nil
(ii) Two
(ii) Nil
SOUTHWEST DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
(a) Two
(b) Nil
(c) Two
(d) (i) Two
(ii) - (iii) Not applicable
WHEATBELT DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
(a)-(c) Nil
(d) (i)-(iii) Not Applicable
The following answers relate to grievances formally lodged by employees and investigated pursuant to the Public Sector Standard on Grievance Resolution issued by the Public Sector Commissioner
DEPARTMENT OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
(a) Since 2013-14 five grievances have been raised:
(b) As at 30 June 2016 the three grievances raised in 2015-16 remain outstanding.
(c) Two grievances are resolved as at 30 June 2016, being the grievances raised in 2013-14 and 2014-15
(d) (i) One was dismissed
(ii) One was upheld
(iii) None were partly upheld
DEPARTMENT OF LANDS
The Department of Lands resumed HR functions from DRD in June 2015, so figures below for previous years were provided by DRD as follows:
(a) Grievances lodged;
(b) Grievances outstanding as at 30 June 2016 = 0
(c) All grievances have been resolved for 2015/16
(d) (i) All were dismissed due to lack of evidence or resolved through mediation
(ii) Not Applicable
(iii) Not Applicable
LANDCORP
(a) 2013-14 – One
2014-15 – One
2015-16 – None
(b) None
(c) All
(d) Of the two grievances resolved:
(i) Two
(ii)-(iii) None
LANDGATE
(a) 6
(b) None
(c) All have been resolved
(d) (i) All were dismissed
(ii) None
(iii) None
GASCOYNE DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
(a) One
(b) Nil
(c) One
(d) (i) One
(ii) Not applicable
(iii) Not applicable
GOLDFIELDS ESPERANCE DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
(a)-(c) Nil
(d) (i)-(iii) Not Applicable
GREAT SOUTHERN DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
(a)-(c) Nil
(d) (i)-(iii) Not Applicable
KIMBERLEY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
(a)-(c) Nil
(d) (i)-(iii) Not Applicable
MID WEST DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
(a) Nil
(b) – (d) Not Applicable
PEEL DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
(a) Nil
(b) – (d) Not Applicable
PILBARA DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
(a) Two
(b) Nil
(c) Two
(d) (i) Nil
(ii) Two
(ii) Nil
SOUTHWEST DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
(a) Two
(b) Nil
(c) Two
(d) (i) Two
(ii) - (iii) Not applicable
WHEATBELT DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
(a)-(c) Nil
(d) (i)-(iii) Not Applicable
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