❓ A WA parliamentary question regarding the impact of mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations on child protection services, specifically concerning staffing levels and caseloads. The Minister's response indicates no impact to services despite unvaccinated workers facing termination.
AnsweredQoN 1142Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
CORONAVIRUS — MANDATORY VACCINATIONS —
CHILD PROTECTION
1142. Hon NICK GOIRAN to the parliamentary secretary representing the
Minister for Child Protection:
I refer to an article in The West
Australian of 7 December 2021 titled ''COVID-19 vaccination in WA:
Almost 2000 public servants face sack after refusing vaccination''.
(1) How many of the 1 939
unvaccinated workers are child protection workers?
(2) What measures is the department putting in place
to ensure that case loads do not exceed the recommended limit of 15,
notwithstanding that some caseworkers are facing the sack?
(3) How many caseworkers currently
have a case load in excess of 15?
CHILD PROTECTION
1142. Hon NICK GOIRAN to the parliamentary secretary representing the
Minister for Child Protection:
I refer to an article in The West
Australian of 7 December 2021 titled ''COVID-19 vaccination in WA:
Almost 2000 public servants face sack after refusing vaccination''.
(1) How many of the 1 939
unvaccinated workers are child protection workers?
(2) What measures is the department putting in place
to ensure that case loads do not exceed the recommended limit of 15,
notwithstanding that some caseworkers are facing the sack?
(3) How many caseworkers currently
have a case load in excess of 15?
AnswerView source ↗
On behalf of the parliamentary secretary,
I thank the member for some notice of the question. The following answer has
been provided by the Minister for Child Protection.
(1)–(2) I
have been advised that there is no impact to services and all workers captured
by the direction are required to comply.
(3) For the
current reporting period, the number of caseworkers holding case loads over the
recommended limit of 15, as per the monthly workload management report, was 81.
I thank the member for some notice of the question. The following answer has
been provided by the Minister for Child Protection.
(1)–(2) I
have been advised that there is no impact to services and all workers captured
by the direction are required to comply.
(3) For the
current reporting period, the number of caseworkers holding case loads over the
recommended limit of 15, as per the monthly workload management report, was 81.
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