❓ Dr. Steve Thomas questions the lack of data collection on the conversion of casual and contract public sector staff to permanency for 2021-22 and 2022-23. The Minister responds that data collection was a temporary measure that has concluded.
AnsweredQoN 1445Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
PUBLIC SECTOR —
STAFF — PERMANENCY
1445. Hon Dr STEVE THOMAS to the Leader of the House representing
the Minister for Public Sector Management:
I refer to my question on notice
1651, answered on 7 November 2023, on the conversion of casual and contract
public sector staff to permanency.
(1) Why has data
for the conversion of casual and contract public sector staff not been
collected for the financial years 2021–22 and 2022–23?
(2) Who decided
this data was not to be collected and on what basis or rationale was this
decision made?
(3) Can this data be
retrospectively harvested and collated?
(4) If yes to (3), will the
minister undertake to provide the 2021–22 and 2022–23 data to
the house?
STAFF — PERMANENCY
1445. Hon Dr STEVE THOMAS to the Leader of the House representing
the Minister for Public Sector Management:
I refer to my question on notice
1651, answered on 7 November 2023, on the conversion of casual and contract
public sector staff to permanency.
(1) Why has data
for the conversion of casual and contract public sector staff not been
collected for the financial years 2021–22 and 2022–23?
(2) Who decided
this data was not to be collected and on what basis or rationale was this
decision made?
(3) Can this data be
retrospectively harvested and collated?
(4) If yes to (3), will the
minister undertake to provide the 2021–22 and 2022–23 data to
the house?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1)–(2) Data
collected in relation to the conversion of casual and contract public sector
staff was commenced in 2018 in association with a temporary measure and has
concluded now that agencies have completed their review of eligible staff.
Further reporting was not required once the temporary measure concluded.
(3)–(4) The Public Sector Commission publishes information
on permanency and the number of job advertisements for permanent roles
annually in the State of the WA government sector workforce report , which
provides a more complete view of sector-wide employment arrangements.
some notice of the question.
(1)–(2) Data
collected in relation to the conversion of casual and contract public sector
staff was commenced in 2018 in association with a temporary measure and has
concluded now that agencies have completed their review of eligible staff.
Further reporting was not required once the temporary measure concluded.
(3)–(4) The Public Sector Commission publishes information
on permanency and the number of job advertisements for permanent roles
annually in the State of the WA government sector workforce report , which
provides a more complete view of sector-wide employment arrangements.
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