Question regarding the impact of Cliffs Resources' decision on Southern Ports' employment and costs related to iron ore export, including employee numbers, redundancies, and financial implications over several years.

AnsweredQoN 4242Legislative Assembly
Asked
16 October 2018
Portfolio
Transport

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I refer to the Ministerial direction to the Southern Ports tabled in the Legislative Assembly on 23 August 2018, and I ask: (a) how many employees were employed by Southern Ports to support the activities of Cliffs Resources as at 31 December 2017; (b) since the decision by Cliffs, have any employees or contractors been made redundant; (c) if no to (b), will there continue to be the same number of employees at the Southern Ports to service the Mineral Resources iron ore export business; (d) what is the expected annual salaries and wages expenses and contractor costs for the Southern Ports for employees and stevedoring services required to service the Mineral Resources iron ore export business for each of the 5 years of the agreement; and (e) what were the annual salaries and wages expenses and contractor costs for the Southern Ports for employees and stevedoring services related to the Cliffs Resources iron ore export activities for each of the following years: (i) 2014-15; (ii) 2015-16; (iii) 2016-17; and (iv) 2017-18?

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Answered
20 November 2018
Responded by
Minister for Transport
Response time
9 days
(a) 84 – these employees were engaged in other port activities as well, they were not exclusively dedicated to iron ore.
(b) 18 employees accepted voluntary redundancies in September 2018.
(c) Not applicable
(d)-(e) Salaries and Wages* and Contractor Costs: 2014-15: 3,440,000, 5,164,000; 2015-16: 3,470,000, 3,669,000; 2016-17: 3,627,000, 3,846,000: 2017-18: 2,877,000, 4,196,000; 2018-19: 1,020,000, 2,250,000; 2019-20: 2,050,000, 4,523,000; 2020-21: 2,060,000, 4,545,000; 2021-22: 2,071,000, 4,568,000; 2021-22: 2,081,000, 4,591,000; 2023-24: 1,046,000, 2,307,000
*Direct Stevedoring Salaries and Wages (incl. labour overheads). Lower direct salaries and wages aligns with lower throughput of MRL.

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