Question regarding the number and cost of redundancies within the Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) for the 2013-2014 and 2014-2015 financial years. The answer details the number of redundancies and associated costs.

AnsweredQoN 2782Legislative Assembly
Asked
14 August 2014
Portfolio
Corrective Services

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(1) Can the Minister advise how many redundancies were made in the Department of Fire and Emergency Services for the financial year 2013–2014 and the 2014–2015 financial year to date? (2) Can the Minister advise for each of those periods, the cost of these redundancies and the positions or work area made redundant?

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Answered
16 September 2014
Responded by
Minister for Corrective Services
Response time
33 days
The Department of Fire and Emergency Services advises:
(1) 2013/2014 - 43 redundancies.
The majority of these severances were provided on the basis of the broader organisational reform program to support renewal of the workforce to meet the changing skill set needs of the department.
2014/2015 - 0 redundancies.
As the Government has not announced a voluntary severance scheme for 2014/15, the Department of Fire and Emergency Services has not offered any redundancies for staff.
(2) 2013/2014 - $7,347,572.82
2014/2015 - Not applicable.

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