❓ Ms. Freeman questions the Health Department on Lab Assistant employment, specifically focusing on FTE positions and the use of subclass 457 visa holders from 2007-2014. The response provides a breakdown of new and total FTEs, and the number filled by 457 visa holders.
AnsweredQoN 3071Legislative Assembly
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I refer to the employment of Lab Assistants by the Health Department, and I ask: (a) for each financial year from 2007–2008 to 2013–2014 inclusive: (i) how many new full-time equivalent (FTE) positions were created; and (ii) how many FTE were employed in total; and (b) for each financial year from 2007–2008 to 2013–2014 inclusive: (i) how many of the new FTE positions were filled by holders of subclass 457 skilled work visa holders; and (ii) how many FTE employed in total were holders of subclass 457 skilled work visas?
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Answered
25 November 2014
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
35 days
A Laboratory Assistant is defined as someone who provides a broad range of medical laboratory support duties including collection of clinical specimens, assisting in preparation, testing and reporting on clinical specimens and maintaining laboratory equipment. No specific educational qualifications are required.
Financial year
(a)(i)
(a)(ii)
(b)(i)
(b)(ii)
2007-2008
1.1
249.4
0.0
0.0
2008-2009
2.5
250.1
0.0
0.7
2009-2010
26.0
215.4
0.0
0.7
2010-2011
2.9
213.5
0.0
0.7
2011-2012
8.3
222.6
0.0
0.0
2012-2013
6.4
220.4
0.0
0.0
2013-2014
5.0
221.1
0.0
0.0
Note:
Lab Assistants were identified by searching the WA Health corporate Human Resource Data Warehouse for specific position titles and also by a manual process of identifying individual employees.
Financial year
(a)(i)
(a)(ii)
(b)(i)
(b)(ii)
2007-2008
1.1
249.4
0.0
0.0
2008-2009
2.5
250.1
0.0
0.7
2009-2010
26.0
215.4
0.0
0.7
2010-2011
2.9
213.5
0.0
0.7
2011-2012
8.3
222.6
0.0
0.0
2012-2013
6.4
220.4
0.0
0.0
2013-2014
5.0
221.1
0.0
0.0
Note:
Lab Assistants were identified by searching the WA Health corporate Human Resource Data Warehouse for specific position titles and also by a manual process of identifying individual employees.
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