❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding the Public And Health Sector Legislation Amendment (Right of Return) Bill 2018, specifically focusing on Senior Executive Service (SES) employees and their contracts.
AnsweredQoN 4073Legislative Assembly
Asked
18 September 2018
Member
Portfolio
Premier; Minister for Public Sector Management; State Development, Jobs and Trade; Federal-State Relations
QuestionView source ↗
I refer to the Public And
Health Sector Legislation Amendment (Right of Return) Bill 2018, and ask: (a) how many senior executive service (SES)
employees are eligible to return to the public sector with permanency; (b) can the Premier please
provide a breakdown of the number of employees with one, two, three, four and
five years to go on their SES contracts; and (c) how many of the employees
signed new SES contracts in the past 12 months: (i) what were the yearly terms
of the contracts; and (ii) please provide a breakdown of
the number of new contracts signed for one, two, three, four and five years?
Health Sector Legislation Amendment (Right of Return) Bill 2018, and ask: (a) how many senior executive service (SES)
employees are eligible to return to the public sector with permanency; (b) can the Premier please
provide a breakdown of the number of employees with one, two, three, four and
five years to go on their SES contracts; and (c) how many of the employees
signed new SES contracts in the past 12 months: (i) what were the yearly terms
of the contracts; and (ii) please provide a breakdown of
the number of new contracts signed for one, two, three, four and five years?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
17 October 2018
Response time
7 days
The Public Sector Commission advises:
(a) As at 18 September 2018, 270 Senior Executive Service (SES) employees are eligible to return to the public sector with permanency.
(b) Table 1 details the breakdown of employees with one, two, three, four and five years to go on their SES contracts:
Table 1: Current SES Officer Remaining Term of Contract
SES Contract Term
Up to 1 year
1-2 years
2-3 years
3-4 years
4-5 years
TOTAL
Count
81
88
78
73
51
371
(c) 96 of the employees signed new SES contracts in the past 12 months (18 September 2017 to 17 September 2018).
(i)-(ii) Table 2 details the yearly terms and breakdown of new contracts
Table 2: Terms of New SES Contracts (18/9/17 to 17/9/18)
New SES Contract Term
1 year
2 years
3 years
4 years
5 years
TOTAL
Count
12
10
12
4
58
96
(a) As at 18 September 2018, 270 Senior Executive Service (SES) employees are eligible to return to the public sector with permanency.
(b) Table 1 details the breakdown of employees with one, two, three, four and five years to go on their SES contracts:
Table 1: Current SES Officer Remaining Term of Contract
SES Contract Term
Up to 1 year
1-2 years
2-3 years
3-4 years
4-5 years
TOTAL
Count
81
88
78
73
51
371
(c) 96 of the employees signed new SES contracts in the past 12 months (18 September 2017 to 17 September 2018).
(i)-(ii) Table 2 details the yearly terms and breakdown of new contracts
Table 2: Terms of New SES Contracts (18/9/17 to 17/9/18)
New SES Contract Term
1 year
2 years
3 years
4 years
5 years
TOTAL
Count
12
10
12
4
58
96
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