❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding child protection worker numbers, caseloads exceeding recommended limits, impact of vaccination mandates, and workers' compensation claims. The answer provides specific figures as of early March 2022.
AnsweredQoN 612Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
(1) How many child protection
workers, by FTE, are currently employed by the Department? (2) How many departmental workers currently
have caseloads over the recommended limit of 15 for any day? (3) How
many caseworkers currently have caseloads over the exceptional maximum limit of
18? (4) How
many of those departmental workers have ceased working for the Department since
the introduction of the vaccination mandates? (5) How
many of the caseworkers who had caseloads above 15 have lodged a worker’s compensation
claim since 30 June 2021?
workers, by FTE, are currently employed by the Department? (2) How many departmental workers currently
have caseloads over the recommended limit of 15 for any day? (3) How
many caseworkers currently have caseloads over the exceptional maximum limit of
18? (4) How
many of those departmental workers have ceased working for the Department since
the introduction of the vaccination mandates? (5) How
many of the caseworkers who had caseloads above 15 have lodged a worker’s compensation
claim since 30 June 2021?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
10 May 2022
Responded by
Leader of the House representing the Minister for Child Protection
Response time
9 days
(1) As at 2 March 2022 – 1064.4 FTE.
(2) and (3) As at 4 March 2022, there were 74 workers with a caseload over the recommended limit of 15. Of those, 9 workers had over the exceptional limit of 18.
(4) Of the workers referenced in (2) and (3) – none.
(5) Of the 74 workers with a caseload over 15, Four have lodged a workers compensation claim since 30 June 2021.
(2) and (3) As at 4 March 2022, there were 74 workers with a caseload over the recommended limit of 15. Of those, 9 workers had over the exceptional limit of 18.
(4) Of the workers referenced in (2) and (3) – none.
(5) Of the 74 workers with a caseload over 15, Four have lodged a workers compensation claim since 30 June 2021.
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