❓ This WA parliamentary question seeks data on public sector employees stood down, terminated, or resigned due to mandatory COVID-19 vaccination directions. The answer provides figures for exclusions, terminations, and resignations between December 2021 and September 2022.
AnsweredQoN 776Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
I refer to all employees within the Public Sector and I ask, how many staff, since
1 October 2021 have: (a) been stood down due to mandatory COVID-19
vaccination directions; (b) been terminated due to mandatory COVID-19
vaccination directions; and (c) resigned due to mandatory COVID-19 vaccination
directions?
1 October 2021 have: (a) been stood down due to mandatory COVID-19
vaccination directions; (b) been terminated due to mandatory COVID-19
vaccination directions; and (c) resigned due to mandatory COVID-19 vaccination
directions?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
11 October 2022
Responded by
Leader of the House representing the Minister for Public Sector Management
Response time
12 days
Approximately 150,000 government sector employees (public sector, WA Police Officers and government trading enterprises) were part of Group 1 and 2 under the mandatory vaccination direction.
The Public Sector Commission collected aggregate information on actions taken and outcomes of disciplinary processes related to the mandatory vaccination direction from public sector agencies at certain reference dates between 1 December 2021 and 12 September 2022.
(a) 89 employees were reported as being excluded from work as at 12 September 2022.
“Stood down” is not a term used by the Public Sector Commission. The number was calculated on employees who were excluded from the workforce (with pay, without pay or on accrued paid leave) as a result of not complying with the relevant Health Direction.
The collection of this information was designed to provide an overview of progress in relation to the mandatory vaccination directions at certain reference dates and was not collected cumulatively due to the complexity of the daily fluctuations.
(b) Between 1 December 2021 and 12 September 2022, 458 employees (representing approximately 0.30 per cent of government sector employees) were reported as having had their employment terminated, where the reason for termination was related to compliance with mandatory vaccination directions.
(c) Between 1 December 2021 and 12 September 2022, 344 employees (representing approximately 0.23 per cent of government sector employees) were reported as having resigned, where the reason for resignation was related to mandatory vaccination directions.
The Public Sector Commission collected aggregate information on actions taken and outcomes of disciplinary processes related to the mandatory vaccination direction from public sector agencies at certain reference dates between 1 December 2021 and 12 September 2022.
(a) 89 employees were reported as being excluded from work as at 12 September 2022.
“Stood down” is not a term used by the Public Sector Commission. The number was calculated on employees who were excluded from the workforce (with pay, without pay or on accrued paid leave) as a result of not complying with the relevant Health Direction.
The collection of this information was designed to provide an overview of progress in relation to the mandatory vaccination directions at certain reference dates and was not collected cumulatively due to the complexity of the daily fluctuations.
(b) Between 1 December 2021 and 12 September 2022, 458 employees (representing approximately 0.30 per cent of government sector employees) were reported as having had their employment terminated, where the reason for termination was related to compliance with mandatory vaccination directions.
(c) Between 1 December 2021 and 12 September 2022, 344 employees (representing approximately 0.23 per cent of government sector employees) were reported as having resigned, where the reason for resignation was related to mandatory vaccination directions.
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