Mr Board questions the Minister for Health about public hospitals requesting financial support for voluntary redundancies due to budget constraints. The Minister, Mr Kucera, denies any such requests but acknowledges voluntary redundancies have occurred under existing provisions.

AnsweredQoN 236Legislative Assembly
Asked
8 August 2001
Member
Portfolio
Health

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PUBLIC HOSPITALS, REDUNDANCIES
Can the minister advise the House whether any public hospitals have requested financial support to effect voluntary redundancies of staff due to budget constraints? Mr KUCERA

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To my knowledge no hospitals have requested that support. As the member for Murdoch is aware, under the recommendations of the general Machinery of Government Taskforce, there are provisions for voluntary redundancies. A number of senior people in the system have taken redundancies, but I am advised that none has been related to any of the matters to which the member for Murdoch refers. Should any such developments occur, I will advise the member in due course.
Mr KUCERA replied: To my knowledge no hospitals have requested that support. As the member for Murdoch is aware, under the recommendations of the general Machinery of Government Taskforce, there are provisions for voluntary redundancies. A number of senior people in the system have taken redundancies, but I am advised that none has been related to any of the matters to which the member for Murdoch refers. Should any such developments occur, I will advise the member in due course.
To my knowledge no hospitals have requested that support. As the member for Murdoch is aware, under the recommendations of the general Machinery of Government Taskforce, there are provisions for voluntary redundancies. A number of senior people in the system have taken redundancies, but I am advised that none has been related to any of the matters to which the member for Murdoch refers. Should any such developments occur, I will advise the member in due course.

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