❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks information on how departments inform employees about paid leave for emergency service volunteers and the usage of this leave over the past two financial years. Most departments claim the data is not readily available and would require significant resources to compile.
AnsweredQoN 857Legislative Council
Asked
18 August 2022
Member
Portfolio
Culture and the Arts; Sport and Recreation; International Education; Heritage
QuestionView source ↗
I refer to the Department of Productivity and Labor Reform Circular to Departments and Authorities No. 2 of 2001 titled Paid Leave for Emergency Service Volunteers . For each Department, Agency or Government Trading Entity under your portfolio, I ask: (a) how do you inform your employees of this policy; and (b) for the past two financial years: (i) how many employees have requested paid leave as an emergency service volunteer; (ii) how many employees have had a request refused; (iii) how many total hours were granted; and (iv) how many total hours were refused?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
20 September 2022
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Culture and the Arts; Sport and Recreation; International Education; Heritage
Response time
5 days
Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries (including Culture and the Arts Statutory Bodies)
(a) Employees are made aware of available leave types, including paid leave for emergency service volunteers, on the Department’s intranet. Employees can also see and book this leave as an option via the online leave booking system.
(b)(i-iv) This detailed information is not readily available and would require considerable time to collate and prepare, which would divert staff away from their normal duties. It is not considered to be a reasonable or appropriate use of government resources to provide this information, noting that this question has been asked to all Ministers for all Government Departments, Agencies and Government Trading Enterprises’.
VenuesWest
(a) VenuesWest details the entitlement to this leave as part of its Leave Management Policy (in the Leave Entitlements Fact Sheet).
(b)(i-iv) This detailed information is not readily available and would require considerable time to collate and prepare, which would divert staff away from their normal duties. It is not considered to be a reasonable or appropriate use of government resources to provide this information, noting that this question has been asked to all Ministers for all Government Departments, Agencies and Government Trading Enterprises’.
Department of Education
(a-b) Please refer to Legislative Council question on notice 852
Department of Training and Workforce Development
(a-b) Please refer to Legislative Council question on notice 852
Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation
(a-b) Please refer to Legislative Council question on notice 854
Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage
(a-b) Please refer to Legislative Council question on notice 861
National Trust of Western Australia
(a) The National Trust provides access to information on all relevant internal and external policies and procedures to staff through its Share-Drive.
(b)(i-iv) This detailed information is not readily available and would require considerable time to collate and prepare, which would divert staff away from their normal duties. It is not considered to be a reasonable or appropriate use of government resources to provide this information, noting that this question has been asked to all Ministers for all Government Departments, Agencies and Government Trading Enterprises’.
(a) Employees are made aware of available leave types, including paid leave for emergency service volunteers, on the Department’s intranet. Employees can also see and book this leave as an option via the online leave booking system.
(b)(i-iv) This detailed information is not readily available and would require considerable time to collate and prepare, which would divert staff away from their normal duties. It is not considered to be a reasonable or appropriate use of government resources to provide this information, noting that this question has been asked to all Ministers for all Government Departments, Agencies and Government Trading Enterprises’.
VenuesWest
(a) VenuesWest details the entitlement to this leave as part of its Leave Management Policy (in the Leave Entitlements Fact Sheet).
(b)(i-iv) This detailed information is not readily available and would require considerable time to collate and prepare, which would divert staff away from their normal duties. It is not considered to be a reasonable or appropriate use of government resources to provide this information, noting that this question has been asked to all Ministers for all Government Departments, Agencies and Government Trading Enterprises’.
Department of Education
(a-b) Please refer to Legislative Council question on notice 852
Department of Training and Workforce Development
(a-b) Please refer to Legislative Council question on notice 852
Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation
(a-b) Please refer to Legislative Council question on notice 854
Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage
(a-b) Please refer to Legislative Council question on notice 861
National Trust of Western Australia
(a) The National Trust provides access to information on all relevant internal and external policies and procedures to staff through its Share-Drive.
(b)(i-iv) This detailed information is not readily available and would require considerable time to collate and prepare, which would divert staff away from their normal duties. It is not considered to be a reasonable or appropriate use of government resources to provide this information, noting that this question has been asked to all Ministers for all Government Departments, Agencies and Government Trading Enterprises’.
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